.@amazingatheist: unironically slamming private interstate infrastructure using private interstate infrastructure
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why privatize roads? there is no incentive for private owners to maintain b/c people have to use them regardless
people also have to use electrical utilities. When's the last time you had to deal w/ a blackout/brownout?
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...privatization be any better?
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1. coercion of taxation removed 2. benefits ultimately unforseeable, who could've predicted YouTube as consequence of private web?
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internet isn't the same, people don't have to use youtube, websites have to maintain a standard of quality to maintain users
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also, taxes wouldn't necessarily be lowered, those funds would probably be re-purposed, knowing our govt
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perhaps you ought not to compel others to pay for a service simply because you cannot imagine alternatives.
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historically this has not been the case.
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this is a statement, but it is not an argument.
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i would think reference to precedent would stand as an argument
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...scenario for roads? if so, how would privatizing significantly change how roads are treated/how would...
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public utilities are highly regulated by the govt because they are necessities. are you suggesting this...
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