RedPanels

...same place, leaving little to no room for competition.

have you never driven a car before? There are frequently many routes of varying length to the same destination.

and, of course, there would be exactly zero opportunity for competition in the case of highways.

Is there some law of physics that prevents multiple highways to run alongside each other?

it would be extremely impractical...and considering highways intersect with cities, etc. impossible in most cases

you realize that, in a place as dense as a city, there is almost always a non-highway option to get somewhere, right?

1)you changed the argument 2)you would eventually need to use the highway unless you never leave the city

1. No, city streets compete w/ highways within a city 2. Likely, however, then you'd have more space for competing highways

regardless, "it's possible" is not a very strong argument. also, there are typically not multiple roads leading to the...

ur assumption that all roads would be owned by 1 entity is about as strong as an argument as assuming 1 company sells all gasoline

i never assumed that. how did you imply that?

I did not imply you assumed it, I compared to the rediculous assumption that a "necessary" good for cars would beget a monopoly.

...i pointed out that public utilities are govt granted monopolies.

Did you forget that I am not assuming private roads would remain under government regulation?https://twitter.com/Red_Panels/status/786381351805038592 …

all that means is that i invalidated your comparison of public utilities to your vision of privatized roads