It’s funny how complete untruths can be transformed into the kind of certainties that become the foundation for an entire generation’s faith in the state.
As with so much else, the question of "how will X get done?" is confused, maybe deliberately, with a different question, "how will X be paid for?" I couldn't read the rest of the linked article because I didn't want to pay for access, so maybe the authors addressed that. In most cases, I think, the roads get built by a bunch of private firms, the same way that parking lots for shopping centers or stadiums get built. If the critic wanted to raise a more persuasive objection, it would be, "how are the roads going to be maintained? How many subscriptions?"
As with so much else, the question of "how will X get done?" is confused, maybe deliberately, with a different question, "how will X be paid for?" I couldn't read the rest of the linked article because I didn't want to pay for access, so maybe the authors addressed that. In most cases, I think, the roads get built by a bunch of private firms, the same way that parking lots for shopping centers or stadiums get built. If the critic wanted to raise a more persuasive objection, it would be, "how are the roads going to be maintained? How many subscriptions?"
So much for’ you didn’t build it’ parroticians. Great article.
James J. Hill is my hero! (After Lysander Spooner for competing with the Post Office, and all smugglers.)