At 09:23 AM 2/3/05 -0600, Neil Gould wrote: >Why not do away with public funding of highways, airports, and any other >aspect of the infrastructure? Or, are you suggesting that art is not a >part of the cultural infrastructure? Perhaps you just don't like art; >perhaps others just don't like roads. However, both contribute to the >quality of life on a regional and national basis, and as both can exceed >the ability of private funding to maintain them, there is merit to the >idea that larger common pools of money should be made available for such >things. Concur. Every infrastructure element ought to be self-supporting. But then, bear in mind that I am an anarchist. Marc msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx=20 Cha robh b=E0s fir gun ghr=E0s fir!