If you ever see this phrase: 'public-private' partnership, you can be assured that the losses/costs will be public while the gains/profit will be private.
public-private partnership is one of the pillars of neoliberal win-win politics. At least this is how it's being sold. However, it's one of the biggest clues that regardless of who you vote for in America (left or right), the shareholders will always be taken care of..