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I can't wait until highways and roads are carved up and sold to oligarchs. Every mile driven is a microtransaction (or maybe not so micro, if it's a monopoly).
by boothby 2y ago
I can't wait until highways and roads are carved up and sold to oligarchs. Every mile driven is a microtransaction (or maybe not so micro, if it's a monopoly). Maintenance is a major cost center, so they'll minimize that in a race to the bottom. Companies in disaster areas will simply fail, because insurance is expensive! It's such a beautiful system. I can't wait for this tax-free utopia.
Canada and Mexico will be happy to buy some of your failed states.
- alistairSH 2y agoWait? We’re anlready there… All the new HOV lanes around DC are public-private partnerships with flex tolls that are paid by the mile. And have revenue protection for the private entity built in.
- boothby 2y agoState highways are well maintained because the federal government demands it in exchange for significant funding derived from federal gas tax. You've had a taste of utopia, but you haven't bathed in it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund