> It would likely be very different than the relatively free/open roads, GPS and internet we have today. Oh, I'm in violent agreement with you on this one. "T

> It would likely be very different than the relatively free/open roads, GPS and internet we have today. Oh, I'm in violent agreement with you on this one. "The infrastructure" in my comment is meant to refer to something roughly comparable to our current infrastructure. For example, if the government didn't build roads, something would fill the void of a service that facilitates transportation -- not necessarily roads. > And does anyone believe that a privately developed GPS system would be anything but horribly expensive or unreliably? Just look at satellite telephone. Remember, public infrastructure isn't free. No infrastructure, no taxes for infrastructure, more money, which one could choose to spend on an expensive satellite phone. It's certainly not that simple, but that's my general point.