Video: Walk For Liberty Day 32 - Government Camp
‘Fraidy cat; Summer snow; Government Camp; Pedestrian and bike path; Thoughts on bridges and highways named after politicians, legalized theft, and public vs private roads; Vulture; Pedestrian tunnel; Airplane balls; Fun with shadows; Caterpillar; Lizard; Blue bird; Old-style diner and Porsche; Horses
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May 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 am
Here is a link to the map with Day 32. I reversed order of the elements in the KML file so the most recent day should appear at the top of the list.
http://tinyurl.com/5zozpu
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:05 am
I don’t think that was snow, it appeared to be pollen most likely from a Cottonwood or another aspen tree. During the bluebird shot (or just before) I also think I heard a woodpecker in the audio.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:54 am
Knowing Will, I think the snow remark was a bit tongue-in-cheek. And I heard a woodpecker also!
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Thanks for your continued work, BDP! BTW, the GPS coordinates for day 26 are:
45d 35′ 3″ N
122d 5′ 25″ W
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I tend to support the taxes equal theft line but road building is a bad example. Roads are (mostly) supported with fuel excise taxes which is an efficient way to collect user fees.
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Mark Edge of Free Talk Live always says that the roads are the “third rail” of libertarianism. And while I think there are many more issues that are more important, I think people would be surprised at how much better the roads could be if they were mostly privately owned and run.
How many people do you know that don’t complain about the roads?
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Thanks for the coordinates, I’ve added Day 26 to the map.
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Outside of ethical questions, I don’t see that using gas taxes to fund a road system is actually efficient economically. It creates one pot of money for all the roads which must be allocated without the benefits of the price system. For just one example, a gasoline tax based system can’t charge more during peak periods and on busier roadways.
May 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Interesting…
For Will: I have lived in 4 different states and driven in 49, and I am generally happy with the state of the roads I find. I am usually least happy when I am on a toll road because they restrict where I can get on and off.
For BDP: An excise tax doesn’t direct the money as you wish but I think the alternatives are very undesirable, i.e. toll roads or GPS trackers. The efficiency I meant was not only economic but my time and my privacy as well.
May 25th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
In TN, the states makes a lot more in gas taxes than it needs for the roads and that extra money goes to the general fund. Even if you think the roads are good (and they are in TN because the state if overflowing in gas tax money), it does make gas taxes an example of good government.