Comments on: Paved With Good Intentions? http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/11/paved-with-good-intentions.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:56:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike S. http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/11/paved-with-good-intentions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4271 Mike S. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:19:56 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=9186#comment-4271 If there's beer in Texarkana, and they're thirsty in Atlanta, then why bother going to Kansas? If there’s beer in Texarkana, and they’re thirsty in Atlanta, then why bother going to Kansas?

]]> By: Anne McGregor http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/11/paved-with-good-intentions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4268 Anne McGregor Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=9186#comment-4268 Despite what free marketeers believe, privatization is not the answer to all our problems. Adding toll roads would serve to decrease commerce. As your article points out, raising the gas tax accelerates the switch to fuel efficient cars. Isn't that a good thing? It would also encourage use of rail for transportation between major urban areas. Also a good thing. There are some things that ought to be available to all and financed publicly. In addition to education, police and fire protection, highways and bridges are among those. Despite what free marketeers believe, privatization is not the answer to all our problems. Adding toll roads would serve to decrease commerce.

As your article points out, raising the gas tax accelerates the switch to fuel efficient cars. Isn’t that a good thing? It would also encourage use of rail for transportation between major urban areas. Also a good thing.

There are some things that ought to be available to all and financed publicly. In addition to education, police and fire protection, highways and bridges are among those.

]]> By: Mike http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/11/paved-with-good-intentions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4266 Mike Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:23:40 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=9186#comment-4266 An added benefit of this would be that the Bandit and the Snowman could easily make their deadline by shifting north into Missouri and avoiding traffic in the truck only lanes to get to Kansas to get their Coors Banquet beer. An added benefit of this would be that the Bandit and the Snowman could easily make their deadline by shifting north into Missouri and avoiding traffic in the truck only lanes to get to Kansas to get their Coors Banquet beer.

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