Re:How about an “urban wealth fund”?
by brightball on Monday July 24, 2017 @09:07AM
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People often confuse libertarian with anarchist for some reason. Libertarians aren't against public service because of taxes.
They're against public services because once created they never go away, become entrenched, have no incentive to shrink their budgets or run more efficiently and every new one tends to become an immovable leach on society.
Just as an example...think about garbage pickup for a minute. It's a public service that a lot of people would probably pay for (and many do in areas outside of city limits)...but what has it enabled?
If everybody didn't have trash pickup would people be less inclined to throw things out and buy replacements? Would society in general be more inclined to learn to make repairs?If recycling pickup was free because it generated money, but trash pickup was not because it didn't...would society be more sustainable by default?
If a business made investments into equipment to offer trash pickup as a paid service and then a recycling pickup as a free service came along...the trash company would go under. If a city makes investments in trash pickup as a taxed service, would it ever be a big enough line item to even have the conversation?
They're against public services because once created they never go away, become entrenched, have no incentive to shrink their budgets or run more efficiently and every new one tends to become an immovable leach on society.
Just as an example...think about garbage pickup for a minute. It's a public service that a lot of people would probably pay for (and many do in areas outside of city limits)...but what has it enabled?
If everybody didn't have trash pickup would people be less inclined to throw things out and buy replacements? Would society in general be more inclined to learn to make repairs?If recycling pickup was free because it generated money, but trash pickup was not because it didn't...would society be more sustainable by default?
If a business made investments into equipment to offer trash pickup as a paid service and then a recycling pickup as a free service came along...the trash company would go under. If a city makes investments in trash pickup as a taxed service, would it ever be a big enough line item to even have the conversation?
Just one of many well intentioned public goods.