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Re:The Perils of Private Provision of Public Goods by PierceJoy on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:42PM (#22514317)
> I can never support forcing a private business into offering a public utility.

So I suppose you support increase taxation to fund these public utilities?

Also, Starbucks wasn't forced to do this. They chose to.

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Re:The Perils of Private Provision of Public Goods by jjeaff on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:56PM (#22514430)
Or maybe they support decreased military spending or other waste to pay for it.
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Re:The Perils of Private Provision of Public Goods by PierceJoy on Saturday March 07, 2020 @10:30PM (#22516161)
Sounds good to me. I bet they don't, though. Regardless, their premise is still false. No one was forced to do anything.
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