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The government budget crisis that the pandemic will cause as tax receipts decrease and outflows increase might be a catalyst for this. I could see a big compan
by csa 6y ago
The government budget crisis that the pandemic will cause as tax receipts decrease and outflows increase might be a catalyst for this.
I could see a big company or conglomerate of companies being willing to take over part or all of certain parts of road development and maintenance as long as they can have one or more dedicated autonomous lanes.
I imagine that there will be a lot of room for creative solutions over the next 10 years.
- eecc 6y agoThat’s frankly dystopian. It’s much worse than deregulation; it’s the dissolution of a uniform state. A return to the Middle Ages, its warlords and its robber barons.
- csa 6y ago> That’s frankly dystopian. It’s much worse than deregulation; it’s the dissolution of a uniform state. A return to the Middle Ages, it’s warlords and it’s robber barons. You just described my best guess of the future (at least of the US). In fact, you might be able to say that we are already moving that direction given how much influence large corporations and industries have over our government. Note that I am not happy about my prediction, but my eyes are open to what is happening around me.
- sjg007 6y agoDoubtful. Taxes ain’t going away.
- csa 6y ago> Doubtful. Taxes ain’t going away. Which part is doubtful? I didn’t suggest that taxes would go away. I suggested that tax receipts (the amount received by government) will decrease due to reduced economic activity during the pandemic. This is a fact (it has already happened). This would give the tech companies an opportunity to solve some governmental budget shortfalls by relieving some of the burden in exchange for some access rights.