• Kalcifer
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    17 months ago

    Government roads don’t force users to do anything but rather empower citizens.

    Another argument for why government roads are ethical is because they fight off monopolization — property ownership is at high risk for monopolization. I’m not sure if the Georgist idea of taxing the land value that a private road would be on is enough.

    • @[email protected]
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      27 months ago

      Right, government should provide oversight to public goods that, by their nature, require monopolies such as roads or utilities. Government also needs to have a judicial branch that mediates conflicts between individuals and entities.