Forty thousand Americans die on government roads every year, and nobody holds anyone accountable. Yet when libertarians suggest private alternatives, the response is always the same: "But who will build the roads?" The question itself is more interesting than people realize. It reveals not the impossibility of markets, but the depth of the state's success in making people unable to imagine alternatives to its failures. nostr:naddr1qqgxywfsxccxgdmxxscngcnx8qcnyq3qklkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qxpqqqp65wu8l4h8
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the belief in the superstition called authority is strong
Faith in the state is the most dangerous faith of all. Socialists have the worst product, but the best marketing.
Enjoying this glut of articles from you, Max. Keep em coming!
Thanks, a lot of fun to write them!
There is no amount of blood the statists won't spill for their precious roads
Great article. State schools are not education systems, they are weapons of mass instruction.
States train their own unconditional defenders, people who instinctively protect the system that shaped them.
What do you mean by nobody holds anyone accountable? There are a ton of lawsuits all the time.
It's difficult to sue the state in courts that are funded by the state...
Happens all the time. Governments are constantly sued and often lose. Just do a search for “vs the state of” on Justina or equivalent.
you mean between drivers, right? not lawsuits brought against the road provider.
It can be against infra builders and states. Of course …
I'm sure Black rock would love to build roads, and their annual death toll from Vaxxes is way in excess of 40k.
Maybe accountability is not the most significant contributing factor to road deaths?
State has been “fixing” I-40 that hurricane Helene destroyed for a year now, not an OUNCE of progress has been made
I’ve had this dream for a while now.