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Originally Posted by MaggieL
Ask the people who have used the bridge for free in the ensuing fifty years what good it was. Most of them were going someplace other than the ice cream shop.
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My parents weren't among their number. The bridge was worthless to them.
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Originally Posted by MaggieL
What's left of my money after the Feds get through with it *is* where my mouth is. And the ice cream was evidently eaten long before you were born. I had no say in how Federal funds were spent in 1955, but if you really want your Mom's share of the bridge repair back, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to me (address on request) and I'll send you a penny. Keep the change. Don't forget to pay inheritance tax on it; after all...it's not your money yet. But if you'll pay first-class postage X 2 to collect an imaginary <1 cent debt, you may have other financial management issues too.
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You claim to be a libertarian/adherant of Ms. Rand's. In your philosophy, that debt is NOT imaginary. My Mother is a staunch conservative-verging-on-neocon. I'll ask her if she'd like to be repaid just on the principle of the thing. If she demands her penny, I'll PM you with her address. You should have the conviction of your principles to eat the money for postage. I was born in '51, BTW.
I can see that you I could have endless fun arguing this thing with neither of us convincing the other in the slightest. I have an errand to run, I'll decide later if I want to continue this pointless squabble and reply to the remainder of your post.