Privatize the Interstates

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1 pointmbroshi3 comments

TLDR: Government makes trillions by auctioning off the interstates, and uses the money to fund a universal basic income. Should be equally popular for both free market and socialist sorts.

Should be unpopular with folks that can do math.

Basic imcome would cost 10 trillion dollars a year. I doubt our roadways could be leased for that much.

If they were, they'd be prohibitively expensive to use.

Also, the price of everything shipped by truck goes up, so it's essentially a tax. If you're gonna raise taxes, raise taxes instead of trying to sneak it in like that.

There are arguments for private roadways, but "source of income for the state" isn't one of them.

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