>I like tennis but I would not force you to subsidize its existence. While we're at it why not extend that to all forms of user-pay and individual focused syst

>I like tennis but I would not force you to subsidize its existence. While we're at it why not extend that to all forms of user-pay and individual focused system? * Why dont parents bear the full cost of their children? * Why do we have publicly funded fire departments? Etc. As a society, for better or worse, we've decided we'd rather have a public good available to all than to make certain things only privately available.