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Re:NASA: We're sending humans to Mars by freshyill on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @05:21PM (#8690387)
Same goes for roads and the fire department, amirite?
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Re:NASA: We're sending humans to Mars by ad_hominem on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @05:37PM (#8690504)
You don't think there are alternate ways to build roads or put out fires? I can tell you one thing, I definitely would like to upgrade to a better fire department so that my parents' house doesn't burn to the ground again when our shitty municipal fire department runs out of water.

edit: since I'm getting downvoted anyway https://www.reddit.com/r/whowillbuildtheroads

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Re:NASA: We're sending humans to Mars by seanflyon on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @06:01PM (#8690664)
> I definitely would like to upgrade to a better fire department

Then why didn't you? Are there laws against private fire departments? Of course that's not a fair question because public fire departments suppress the demand for private fire departments, but do you think better fire departments would be available for comparative prices without public interference?

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