[basil]

Why should the government being in the road building business?

Gee, I remember from my classes in American governement (long ago), that building and maintaining roads was the second duty of government--right behind providing for the common defense. Something must have change in the intervening years.

[mc6809e]

Gee, I remember from my classes in American governement (long ago), that building and maintaining roads was the second duty of government

Oh, and don't forget their duty to provide food and housing and medical care, right?