Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 19:39:56 -0500 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> To: Jamie Lawrence <jal@ThirdAge.com> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Great American Gas Out Message-ID: <20000313193955.A33859@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20000313145538.03102620@mail.thirdage.com>; from jal@ThirdAge.com on Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 02:59:07PM -0800 References: <20000304233500.A15262@thirdage.com> <20000304132611.B48777@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <38BFEEA8.1A465CFC@softweyr.com> <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452201313909@l04.research.kpn.com> <38BFEEA8.1A465CFC@softweyr.com> <20000304101212.A384@internode.com.au> <4.2.2.20000304091423.040b5590@localhost> <20000304132611.B48777@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <4.2.2.20000306003715.041255e0@localhost> <4.2.0.58.20000313145538.03102620@mail.thirdage.com>
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On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 02:59:07PM -0800, Jamie Lawrence wrote:
> At 12:41 AM 3/6/00 -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
> >At 12:35 AM 3/5/2000 , Jamie A. Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > >This from a serious anarchist who wants to see private roads everywhere.
> >
> >If you are either an anarchist or a Libertarian, you would most likely
> >NOT like to see what would happen if this were so. Instead of ELECTED
> >government, you would be subject to the tyranny of private empires and
> >fiefdoms, which are far worse. In almost every case where vital
> >infrastructure is privatized, the new boss isn't the same as the old
> >boss -- he's dramatically worse.
>
>
> Very late response... and extremely off topic, even for -chat.
>
> You seem to be extremely confused about the definition of anarchism
> and {l,L}ibertarianism. I'm not going to educate you on -chat, though.
>
> > >If everyone payed a private entity to get to work, we'd see a saner
> > >commute schedule.
> >
> >You'd be stopping every mile to pay a troll.
>
> Such unfortunate phrasing... But no, anyone who annoyed customers
> that much would find themselves routed around.
No, that's the reason private roads would not work. It is too capital
intensive for multiple entities to build parallel roads from A to
B. Once one company would build a road, it would be absolutely foolish
for someone else to spend the money to build another.
In _very_ "densely populated" areas (say like LA), it might be
possible multiple companies to control routes between A and B that are
competitive. However, you would still need to have gov't in there
preventing monopolies or price fixing; you're back where you
started. The barrier to new groups entering the market is just too
high.
--
Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com
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