Amplify’d from www.infrastructurist.com
Libertarianism, in its purest form, could arguably be called an enemy of infrastructure. If the government is disabled and left a shallow, broke, impotent shell, then exactly who will build the roads, bridges, and public works that allow our society, and economy, to function? (If your stock answer is “The private sector! To hell with government!” then we’ve got about a library of stuff for you to read. Start here.)
The Reason Foundation, ultimate libertarian think tank, recently released a manifesto about U.S. infrastructure entitled “Restoring Trust in the Highway Trust Fund.” The full text was read and dissected by Willy Staley in a column for Next American City.
No surprise, the report is a dogmatic argument for reorganizing the surface transit bill according to the staunch principles of libertarianism. In other words, there would be not a cent given for public transit, bike paths, “livability” initiatives, or anything else having to do with sustainability.
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