One of the Three things that separate true adherents of the "free market" from posers is belief in a privatized road system. Interestingly I've never seen the current system in Greece mentioned in debates on this topic despite being an example.
The greek system of roads is as much a "free market" as the land system in that favored "free market" zone of hong kong.
You see, the greek government does not have any money to maintain roads or build roads anymore so for several years now they have been contracting out their road system to private companies via leases.
Instead of using the collectivist model of the united states whereby a company is contracted to build a road which is then property of the commons the Greeks have fully embraced a capitalist model by instead leasing the road system to private companies who generate their income from use of the roads via tolls rather then tax payers.
In Greece when driving between cities one shows a special device at regular checkpoints in order to be let through. This device authorizes the company to deduct payment for your use of their roads from your bank account. Surprisingly many of these companies are not greek companies. German companies own large segments of greeks road system. Something adherents of free market capitalism and free trade would applaud.
Which method do you support? Capitalist Greece or Collectivist America?
