Ashish Gulhati wrote:
I agree it sucks. But it works better than a hypothetical
private-ownership of infrastructure would work.
Really? What is your evidence for this? Have you ever lived in a
socialist
country? Do you really think the state is better able to deliver such
things
as water, electricity, telecommunications and education better than the
market? Or anything, for that matter?
Having lived in the widely socialist France and the often praised
capitalist UK I have to say that I prefer for above mentioned services
definitely in France. Don't belive me? Just catch the tube next time
your are in London, get out at Paddington railway station and try and
grab a train to to a medium sized town say in west Wales. Then try the
same with the metro in Paris, get out to the Gare de Lyon and catch a
train to the south of the country. Thereafter compare price, speed and
comfort. I think that might change your mind.
-b
