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Re: Longest railroad (was Re: Longest train?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 26 Dec 1999 01:05:46 GMT
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On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 00:29:46 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net>
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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.
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 happen with massive
investments from _multiple_ parties instead of just one.
In things as essential to the current economy as transport -
infrastructure in general - why trust the market to do what it has
proven not to be able to?
Jasper
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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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