[ExI] Dumb scheme to pay for resources [WAS Re: Serfdom and libertarian critiques.]

Rafal Smigrodzki rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com
Sat Mar 5 20:44:39 UTC 2011


On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Richard Loosemore <rpwl at lightlink.com> wrote:
> John Clark wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 4, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Richard Loosemore wrote:
>>
>>> So all these motorists in London each have to carry some kind of device
>>> in their car so that when a pedestian tries to use the road and slow them
>>> down, the motorist can somehow get money out of them:  "You want to cross in
>>> front of my car? There's a toll!".
>>> So what is the device that will let them do this?  Ah, yes, a gun.
>>
>> Anybody can use the Florida turnpike, it's not free but there are no tool
>> booths; a robot camera takes a picture of your license plate and mails a
>> bill to your home, you don't even need to slow down.
>
> Neither you nor Rafal seem to be comprehending my point.

### Richard, you *really* need to read a post before answering it. As
it is, you spent precious minutes arguing against a proposal that
seems to exist only in your mind.

Rafal




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