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Privatization a possibility for recreation centers?
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I think the idea of the bill has some merit, because government services that are targetted by the bill are likely to be those that most of us don't use. Not everyone uses the rec centers and golf courses, and if everyone did, we'd all complain because they'd be really crowded. Since not all of us use them, then those services represent a failing of the political system, because a small group of vocal voters have managed to get the rest of us to subsidize their particular hobbies. No one has a right to my money to pay for their time on the treadmill or their time on the links. We all share a responsibility for things like roads, police and fire protection, etc., but surely we don't share a responsibility for providing small groups access to nice golf courses.