07-17-2017, 07:28 AM
(07-17-2017, 07:24 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: @sevenman. I thought it was clear from the context of the reply that I meant "free to use". Which is the whole point. Drivers do not pay to use roads.
Healthcare and education are also free to use.
Nobody thinks they are free to provide.
Also I am well aware of what vehicles cost, but that too is a "sunk cost" with very little incremental costs to driving more. Owning a car in fact encourages you to drive more.
Also the vehicle is not provided by the government, so of course it costs money. If the general taxpayer, via government, does not pay for something, the main other possibility is for the user of the thing to pay for it.