Inevitably when you talk about freedom, people ask about the poor. So with private roads and highways, how would the poor be helped who now have to pay for what was once “free?”

Under this hypothetical let’s give all conditions, that means all the costs from the DoT, etc., no longer exist. That does not mean that the costs for roads is gone, that means what the government took out of their income through taxes to pay for roads should no longer exist either. This means the m…

I realize it’s always a bit lackluster to get one of these kinds of responses, but in this case the available resource is quite perfect, so I’d like to make an exception…Block has provided the first full treatise on the subject…you can read it for free, and check out the links for excerpts and relat…

Whenever you consider roads, remember that they are currently essentially a government monopoly. This means that they lack innovation. If the roads are privatized, then I see much more innovative ways to fund the roads being created. We cannot imagine how they could be run. For example, I predict th…

First, there would be very few poor people. The economy would prosper beyond imagination without the State getting in the way. Even now, poor people can afford cars, cellphones, HD TVs, etc. Consider that, then consider that these very same people would be much wealthier with a healthier economy. S…

The Communists probably asked the same thing about food and clothing.

the way I see it: Large highways: run by big corporations, funded by advertising and licencing out rest stops to rest stop companies (or run internally), and if neccessary, tolls. neighborhood roads: run by the homeowners association or a small company or co-op consisting of the local people who u…

if you’re a poor, you don’t have a job, a car etc. So why the hell poor people would need roads? Hm

You could always do a reductio: If a woman gave away sex for free, but then she started charging for it, should she be forced to continue to give it up for free? But the counter to that is that you are you are changing the subject, which isn’t true, but at least you’ll realize that the person that …

How Could The Poor Be Helped Under Private Roads?

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HeathieAK December 4, 2011, 6:28pm 11

Moved my question to here

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