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The Government’s Monopoly on Roads
Byjbp September 8, 2010October 28, 2025

This was originally posted on Live Oaks on September 8, 2010. Comments have not been migrated. If you made a list of the places that you spend the most time waiting in line, I suspect that virtually all of those places would be some government agency or department. These government agencies have no incentive to…

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Privatization

“Smart” Roads versus Private Roads
Byjbp November 9, 2009October 28, 2025

This was originally posted on Live Oaks on November 9, 2009. Comments have not been migrated. IBM, along with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, is offering a $50,000 prize for the best idea that will “produce smarter infrastructure.” (HT: Write On Metro) According to the New York Times: In the United States, highway problems…

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