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You are making the assumption that deliberately causing an undersupply of road space so that people are forced to use public transit is a net virtue, while in r
by maccolgan 4y ago
You are making the assumption that deliberately causing an undersupply of road space so that people are forced to use public transit is a net virtue, while in reality it's just acting against the market.
- tashi 4y agoNot to say they've found a good strategy(!), but when the market fails to price in externalities like pollution from cars, acting against the market would be the right thing to do, wouldn't it?
- aporetics 4y agoYes. The market is not a good in itself. Nor is it a perfect system.
- chronometry888 4y agoAnd you are making the assumption that acting in accordance with the market is automatically a net virtue.
- sagarm 4y agoPublicly funded road infrastructure is has nothing to do with the "market."