Mr. Horsley, tear down this wall!

We are seeing DOT build huge ugly walls alongside all the interstates.
1. The people who bought houses alongside the intersate bought them because the land was cheaper there. They didn't mind motorists looking at and admiring their houses. The taxpayers in general should not be building walls to increase the assessed value of these property owners.

2. The busineses alongside the interstate have higher value land. By putting up wals DOT is reducing the value of their land because their business and it's signs and phone numbers can no longer be seen by motorists. The taxpayer should not have to pay the Fifth Amendment remuneration to these people for the "taking" of their land value.

3. DOT, like seemingly every government agency, is more concerned with coming up with pojects to spend every last dime of their budget money instead of ever considering the heresy of coming in UNDER budget and retunring money to the owners (the Taxpayer).

Aren't these walls the most obvious example to everyone in their daily lives that government is taking and wasting too much money?

In the words of a great American: Mr. Horsley, tear down this wall!

[submitted to C-Span for John Horsley but they didn't use it.]