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Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal |
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Posted by Nilet on Thu Mar 23 02:12:42 2017, in response to Re: NY congressman Higgins writes Amtrak's Moorman in support of reopening Buffalo Central Terminal, posted by ntrainride on Thu Mar 23 01:34:02 2017. one comment: great majority of roads are built and maintained by "the government" great majority of vehicles can't ride over anything but roads. all roadway traffic control, from lane stripes, signage, movement regulation devices, policing, all of it, provided and controlled by, yep, "the government".Yes, the construction of roads is one of the most basic functions a government is expected to perform. The economic and social cost of going roadless is massive, and the private sector is ill-equipped to handle road construction and maintenance, leaving it to the government. Which means that in economic terms, the existence of (government-funded) roads is simply the way things are; it's not an intervention or subsidy. |
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