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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="henry6"] <P>Ok. Scenerio: Air pollution is out of control, very dangerous situation exists in your area. All land has been used up by industry and homes. Two reasons you can't build new or expand your highway system for autos or trucks. Airports cannot be enlarged in any way for the same reasons, but passenger demand is up. There are no navigable rivers or canals nearby. Railroad technology is further ahead than what is being used, tracks and rights of way are underutilized. What is the natural determination and how does letting the market determine the future work here?</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Well in that scenario, a public sector response is called for.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is a crisis similar to a natural disaster.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Such crisis contingencies are well within the scope of appropriate government application.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva><FONT size=2>However, I don’t believe you can cite one example of an actual situation where the details of your scenario either exist or have ever existed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Moreover, I think it is highly unlikely to ever occur.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It sounds like a made up crisis to justify getting HSR by government fiat. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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