Brian, if Paul isn't worth your time why do you spend so much of it insulting him? He's not wrong on this subject, and if the point of forum discussions was to change minds, then nobody would have a discussion, because nobody ever changes their mind on anything.
Fact is Libertarians can say whatever they like, because their massive unpopularity means they have no hope of ever getting into a position where they have to deal in reality, rather than their unworkable utopian fantasies.
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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
It was run by the post office until 1981. You should have seen what it was like trying to get a new phone line, or even getting initial service installed, when the UK government was running it.... If you don't believe me, ask someone that was dealing with them in the 1970s.
(and why insult me? Can't you have a debate with grownups without resorting the personal insults simply because someone dares to have a different view point?)
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Yes insults are uncalled for, but they're a part of life here, and any forum, get over it.
Seemed you were making a point about private business being better than Government in one post, then citing private companies doing a bad job in another post. I wrongly assumed you were talking about living memory, and not comparing 21st Century America to the UK of 30-40 years ago.