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| Even today, the state doesn't build roads; it contracts it out to private companies. So we already know that private companies— can build <<One or more corrections, links to educational material, etc.>> |
Even today, the state doesn't build roads; it contracts it out to private companies. So we already know that private companies—or even individuals—can build roads. |
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| Reference: Walter Block's book [[http://mises.org/document/4084|The Privatization of Roads and Highways]]. | Perhaps the intended question is, "Who will pay for the roads?" And the answer is, "Whoever uses them." It is likely that local roads will be JointlyOwned by people that live on a street, who will arrange maintenance; arterials, where there is more opportunity for competition, are more likely to be owned by corporations that will compete for drivers and will collect money via per-use fees (more likely transponders than toll booths—think modern technology!) or subscriptions. ([[DBR]]) |
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| Related: ../HermitFallacy | '''See also:''' Walter Block's book [[http://mises.org/document/4084|The Privatization of Roads and Highways]]; Kurt Tischer's blog post [[http://www.kurttischer.net/component/content/article/17/140-roads.html|Roads]]. '''Related:''' ../HermitFallacy |
Fallacy:
Statist: "Without a government, who will build the roads?"
Response:
Even today, the state doesn't build roads; it contracts it out to private companies. So we already know that private companies—or even individuals—can build roads.
Perhaps the intended question is, "Who will pay for the roads?" And the answer is, "Whoever uses them." It is likely that local roads will be JointlyOwned by people that live on a street, who will arrange maintenance; arterials, where there is more opportunity for competition, are more likely to be owned by corporations that will compete for drivers and will collect money via per-use fees (more likely transponders than toll booths—think modern technology!) or subscriptions. (DBR)
See also: Walter Block's book The Privatization of Roads and Highways; Kurt Tischer's blog post Roads.
Related: ../HermitFallacy