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[quote user="henry6"] Ok.  So I come along with a hairbrained idea that I want a HSR from Portland, Maine to Port St. Lucie, Florida. So it only benefits the eastcoasters but I need financial help from the government to get it done.  Those between Portland, OR and Port St. Joe on the west coast get no benefit. But you want a water supply system from high up in the Rockies to supply west coastal cities with potable water.  So it benefits only the westcoasters but you need help from the government to get it done.  Those between Portland, ME and Port St. Lucie, FL on the east coast get no benefit. So do we all go without what we want and need?  [/quote] Again, that is not the point.  It is a straw dog.  The relevant point is the determination of whether either of those two projects is necessary, worthwhile, and cost effective.  The point is not whether everyone who benefits from those two projects pays for them and those who do not benefit do not pay for them.   Obviously, with any socialized improvement or service, the cost to individuals is not going to be divided up precisely according to their exact usage of the service.
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