<OT> oh, my

[Michael Hipp]

David A. Bandel wrote:
  > Chicken and egg problem.  Study transportation.
> 
> Until you get roads in, you can't get industry in, and industry won't
> build the roads, government must.  The government must provide the first
> chicken (road), then once it produces an egg (industry builds down that
> road), all else will follow.  (Transportation 101 - a topic I used to
> teach.)

Yes. A good analogy and a good point. But arguably government has 
already done that and now it is time for the Rush of '49 to begin.

Just some thoughts ...

Michael