That root of that phrase was predicated on people trying to get rich like bridge owners did in times past, although obviously was used by con artists to trick p

That root of that phrase was predicated on people trying to get rich like bridge owners did in times past, although obviously was used by con artists to trick people much like email scams now. But it is very relevant. Privatization of public access routes is logically equivalent to privatization of natural resources, and there's no fair way to justify either, there's just the historical application of violence and subsequent commodification. But commodification of the commons is approximately as relevant to the concept of a free market as markets for slaves... which is to say not at all, and actually contradicts it.