Quote:That first line is funny from a car mechanic... But anyway:


Private sector will only ever be interested in profitable roads. Do you think they would be bothered about the roads with fewer cars on them between places. People will only use private roads while they are faster/better than the public alternative. If there is no public alternative watch the cost to the consumer sky rocket and the maintenance plummet. You can't have many different roads running the same route therefore the free market doesn't work.


Your problem is you are so ingrained into private sector = good government = bad you can't acknowledge the few industries where the private sector doesn't work in favour of the consumer like healthcare. When you study some economics in your business education you will realise with some basic examples like lighthouses and street lighting why you need a public sector.

 

I think you're the third person to refer to my profession as a slight against me. I just laugh when people think being a mechanic is something below them, I'm proud of the work I do, I'm good at it, and I don't see it as something to be ashamed of. 

 

As to the topic at hand, yes less driven roads would receive less attention if managed by a private company. and If that company did such a bad job that no one wanted to drive on that road guess what, competition dictates someone else would do it better and put them out of business. The topic is kind of silly since our interstate system is already established and no one is arguing to change that, I just laugh at the statist when their default argument is always without government who would build the roads!? 

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