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[quote user="henry6"] OK then let's make them both potable water pipelines.  Mine doesn't benefit you and your's doesn't benefit me.  By your statements there is no reason for me to pay for yours nor for you to pay for mine. [/quote] Well in a perfect world, your example would be the fairest approach to paying for the water service.  But since we all use water, I assume that these things balance out. Therefore, I have no desire to assure that the money I pay for taxes and water bills only goes to the lines and system that are directly responsible for providing my water.   It is unrealistic to try to compare absolutes, so we are left with comparing degrees.  Not everybody uses every highway.  Some people do not use any highway for personal transportation, and yet they benefit indirectly from goods that are transported by highway.  So, generally, I would conclude that use of and payment for highways is quite evenly dispersed among all users and payers.   <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> On the contrary, in general, I would conclude that while the payment for HSR will be evenly dispersed among the payers, the use of HSR will be enjoyed only by a very small percentage of the payers.   So there is a point where the use of, and payment for public works can become unfair.  And I think that HSR is far beyond that tipping point.
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