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Blast from the past: Without government, who would build the solar powered roadways?
Topic Started: Apr 12 2016, 10:04 AM (585 Views)
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Apr 14 2016, 07:54 PM
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Apr 14 2016, 07:17 PM

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In 1894, Wilbur and Orville were caught up in the bicycling craze that swept the nation. To augment the income from their printing trade, they began repairing and selling bicycles. This soon grew into a full-time business, and in 1896 they began to manufacture their own bikes. The Wright Cycle Company returned a handsome profit


Capitalism freed them up to soar with the eagles...let freedom ring.......................

Feel the cough cough cough.... :rotflmao:
Airplanes and bikes don't mix in this example.

You either demand profit before advancement and cancel those advancements because they are not instantly profitable or you recognize that advancements are not just about profit.

One advances society. One does not. Choose.

Correct me if I am wrong - but I am pretty sure airplane returned a profit in a much shorter time period then 250 years
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Apr 14 2016, 10:02 PM
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Apr 14 2016, 08:06 PM

Quoting limited to 3 levels deepPosted Image"The Dutch just installed some solar powered bike ways which produce about 1000 euro a month in electricity - while costing over 3 million euro to install."

My response to Estonianman was what prompted your string of replies.

Ok fair enough...you've been downgraded to mid thread switch tangent man if it makes you feel better....or perhaps leap to far end of the pendulum conclusions man...everything with libs has to be an extreme...Orville and Wilbur were successful capitalists which allowed them the luxury to pursue their passion....just like it frees me up to give to charity...or invest in things I think will pay dividends in the future...like solar roads...or not...or better yet lets get the gov't to borrow money from my grankids to do it for us...

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lol coast to coast is comparing the wright brothers to a 250 year ROI on something that would have been much cheaper built on the side of the road.

Christ - its like these folks need a claritan every time math and logic is brought into the discussion
Libs have a problem with math....

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