Should roads be privitized?

[opebo]

No, they should not.  Also, the government should build fewer of them and tax their use very heavily (a high gas tax).

[opebo]

No, they should not.  Also, the government should build fewer of them and tax their use very heavily (a high gas tax).

Oppressing the working class - we see opebo's true intentions at last.

No, not oppressing, just asking them (or any driver) to pay the real cost of the drive.  It is more efficient to live in dense urban centers.  It is also far more pleasant and interesting.

[opebo]

It is also far more pleasant and interesting.

That's a rather subjective thing to assert in such absolute terms.  Why should everyone else be forced to live in dense urban centers purely because of your subjective opinion that they are more pleasant and interesting?

I never said that.  I merely suggested they should be charged the real price of the drive - say 200% gas tax and a $5,000 fee on a new car.  My comment about how hellish suburban life is compared to the interesting urban life was merely an attempt to emeliorate their sadness at being deprived of the joy of the daily commute.