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re: My first "I hate roads" Thread of 2017 (Trigger Warning: Meme Inside)
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:38 am to goldennugget
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:38 am to goldennugget
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Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:39 am to SlowFlowPro
Why do you hate roads? If the government didn't build roads what would become of the children? Wouldn't that be letting The Russians win?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:39 am to Lsupimp
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Why do you hate roads?
good timing
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:39 am to therick711
quote:The argument is that prisons are not inherently a business. And when you make it one, all sorts of things happen that run counter to the stated aims/goals of society in regards to incarcerating people. You should read about Walnut Grove
People act like private prisons are the juries and judges that sentence criminals. If the argument is that there are too many crimes because private prisons lobby, fine. That still isn't a good argument, but it at least makes more sense.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:40 am to Lsupimp
Here's your bi-annual reminder that big government liberals love "building roads" but hate the internal combustion engine.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:40 am to Brosef Stalin
quote:ever paid a toll before?
How do taxpayers directly pay construction companies without involving the government?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:41 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
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ever paid a toll before?
Yep, not even remotely the same as the meme.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:41 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:42 am to Big Scrub TX
prisons being public or private doesn't matter b/c you get your greedy interests taking over either way
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:42 am to When in Rome
i don't know if i've ever seen that one
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:44 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:47 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:You won't hear me argue that government is in any way perfect - or even overly competent. It's just that there are clearly some fields not appropriate for privatization. I don't have a problem in principle with the privitazation of some roads, but question: if it's so obvious that private industry is better, why are Americans always raving about how great the Autobahn is than US roads?
prisons being public or private doesn't matter b/c you get your greedy interests taking over either way
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:49 am to Big Scrub TX
look you may just be ignorant ofthis, so i'll explain
the "muh roads" meme is just a really popular meme among the smaller government types
a major reason for this is b/c roads are simple and can easily be handled by private parties
prisons? much more complex, both in terms of scale and regulation (due process and civil liberties)
b/c it has more personal responsibility and fewer governmental regulations
the "muh roads" meme is just a really popular meme among the smaller government types
a major reason for this is b/c roads are simple and can easily be handled by private parties
prisons? much more complex, both in terms of scale and regulation (due process and civil liberties)
quote:
if it's so obvious that private industry is better, why are Americans always raving about how great the Autobahn is than US roads?
b/c it has more personal responsibility and fewer governmental regulations
This post was edited on 1/12/17 at 11:51 am
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:51 am to Big Scrub TX
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if it's so obvious that private industry is better, why are Americans always raving about how great the Autobahn is than US roads?
Because their population knows how to fricking drive which is a separate and distinct issue. Case-in-point, ask about emergency flashers and their proper usage either here or on the OT. Observe the responses.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:52 am to SlowFlowPro
Funny meme.
That being said, I don't see how the taxpayers simply hand money to private companies. Some entity has to collect the funds.
That being said, I don't see how the taxpayers simply hand money to private companies. Some entity has to collect the funds.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:52 am to Big Scrub TX
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Private prisons are a good example. Also, the government is "we the people", so I don't really agree that taxpayers are obviously distinct "the government".
There are no legally operating private prisons. There are non government corporations contracted, paid, and regulated by the state to operate prisons. This is in no way a private industry, and if government ceased to pay for the operation of these prisons, they would become some of the worlds most intense paintball courses.
It's lazy to call prisons "private", but roads "public" because the funding mechanism for contracted prisons and roads are nearly identical.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:53 am to SlowFlowPro
This thread brings back so many memories. If I had a dollar...
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:54 am to SlowFlowPro
Our politics are different but I love that scene. That is my favorite "office" movie. Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:55 am to joshnorris14
quote:
If I had a dollar...
you'd have 0.0012345679012346 BTC
Posted on 1/12/17 at 11:58 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
the "muh roads" meme is just a really popular meme among the smaller government types
a major reason for this is b/c roads are simple and can easily be handled by private parties
So you want to hand over eminent domain to private companies to build roads? Where would that go wrong?
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