"Lazarus Cooke" wrote in message

You pay for them through taxation. That's socialism.

If paying taxes is a form of socialism, then, most likely, every state on
the planet is that of a socialist regime.

Though I believe you are merely yankin' rw's chain--which isn't necessarily
a bad thing--the idea that taxation constitutes socialism is absurd, IMMHO.

I mean, if the monies collected from fuel taxation is used exclusively for
the construction of roads and no other general funds go to pay for road
construction and I don't purchase fuel of any kind, then I don't pay for the
construction of roads even though I may use those same roads.

Mark