Re:This is why I don't give you a job
by i_cannot_hack on Saturday January 07, 2012 @05:43PM
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What do you propose instead? Charges to be collected at every crossing?
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Re:This is why I don't give you a job
by burgerbrain on Saturday January 07, 2012 @05:46PM
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Why not have a completely independent organization responsible for building roads?
They would be a "government" except they wouldn't involve themselves in the slightest in offtopic subjects like defense, healthcare, education, etc. In other words, not a government at all as we commonly think of it.
The importance of completely separating the organizational structures should not be underestimated. If you did so, you would no longer have the people in charge of building roads being picked by their stance on Iran or abortion...
No. Every meter. RFID perhaps; EU tried to experiment with GPS too. As far as i recall, too no avail tough.
There are things in economy called "public goods". Long story short, as soon as owners can collect toll efficiently, the roads will cease to be one. The government will hold on to that tough.