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(...) Hiya Larry ;) (...) Absolutely. What does that have to do with railways? Or highways, for that matter? I'll do my best to poke logical holes in what you write, so be careful ;) Jasper (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Easy, railways properly are private. Try to keep up, eh? The only proper functions of government are the courts, the police, and national defense. Old ground. (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I notice you haven't convinced me of that yet. Why are railways properly private? Why are highways properly private? It's not because they result in less drag on the economy, because the increased competition you keep harping on can only (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sheer poppycock. Please demonstrate to me how exactly the market has failed to provide infrastructure when allowed to do so. Be specific. Include underlying assumptions. And the onus is on you to prove it hasn't, as I am not trying to convince (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Have you seen the market produce a viable system of highways? Of high-speed digital lines? I rest my case. (...) You sure do. (...) Stop speaking for me. Presuming you know what I think is a bit much, especially in the face of the evidence to (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Highways are the hardest. I'd be happy to see them privatized last, but they're no big deal, really. But you miss my point. Merely asserting that the market has failed to produce something doesn't meet my criterion, above, of demonstrating (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sorry, there is NO WAY I'm going to agree with privatized highways. That leads to tollbooths every 200 ft, with the Companies basically holding you for ransom to get anywhere. And you'll never know on a cross-state trip whether or not you have (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I can attest to this. Here in Knoxville we have one cable company - now owned by Comcast. Our basic cable lineup doesn't include History, Sci-Fi, or Comedy Central. If you want those you have to pay $10 extra AND pay for a box - can't get them (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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