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That's more a question of having competent plumbers available on demand. The infrastructure behind those plumbers (funding, training, organization) can be achie
by HPsquared 2y ago
That's more a question of having competent plumbers available on demand. The infrastructure behind those plumbers (funding, training, organization) can be achieved many different ways. So it is with most things. Roads, healthcare etc. At the end of the day, someone provides the service and it's organised somehow. But there are many possible ways to set it up.
- kwhitefoot 2y ago> there are many possible ways to set it up. And all of them require competent government.
- lisper 2y agoTo which I would add: different ways of setting it up have different consequences. The fact that this service is both reliable and free means that I have no incentive not to get my pump fixed when it fails, which makes it less likely that a failed pump will go unrepaired and leak raw sewage into the creek behind my house. (This is one of the (many) things that I never see libertarians address: how do you deal with externalities?)
- HPsquared 2y agoOh for sure, there needs to be a central authority to look after the commons. It's whoever controls that area, be it the federal/state/local government, or more traditionally the local lord or the king or whoever.
- rascul 2y agoI'm in a rural area with water provided by a private organization. Any issue is generally resolved within an hour or two.