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That does not work because most infrastructure needs to be subsidized because it's too expensive for the users of it. A good example is a road up a mountain whe
by the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
That does not work because most infrastructure needs to be subsidized because it's too expensive for the users of it. A good example is a road up a mountain where only 15 people live. The cost of that road would always be too high for those people.
- BoorishBears 10y agoIf you go all the way with the concept, the idea is that people will only build up in the mountains if they can do without the road, or afford to include the cost of the road in their home (so the price of living in the mountains goes up astronomically, and fewer resources are being devoted to the minority that lives in them) Not necessarily agreeing with the concept, but it only really works when taken to some extremes