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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 04:01:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jasper Janssen writes:
> 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?
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 you
it has. I don't care if you agree with me or not, after all. I know I'm right,
and you know it too. And it IS old ground that we've covered before, The fact
that you didn't get it last time is not my problem, nor is it my concern.
++Lar
PS: Happy Winter Solstice.
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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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| (...) 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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