DvB wrote: >Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Fri, 2003-02-07 at 03:59, James Buchanan wrote: >> > > On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 11:34:51PM -0600, DvB wrote: >> > > > "James Buchanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<snip whole bunches> > Once >you find a private company or NGO that's willing to provide adequate >transportation service to my metropolitan area, without making a profit, >I might also be willing to discuss the possibility of giving them my >taxes intead of the government. Now, just exactly why should someone risk their capital to provide you a service without expecting a positive return? It looks like what you really want is for someone else to pay for what you [want to] use. If you're not willing to pay full fare, maybe you don't really want it as much as you say. If government does not create a (private) monopoly, and profits are *too* large, competition will arise to create balance. -- gt [EMAIL PROTECTED] If someone tells you--- "I have a sense of humor, but that's not funny." ---they don't. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]