??? how can a person provide a road/rail/etc. for themselves?  Government funding is a necessity for things like this which benefit EVERYONE.  If you own a business from Snohomish County south to Pierce County, east to Issaquah (and beyond) you rely on "government" funded/built roads, transit, etc... to move the good you need (to use/sell/etc.), to transport employees and customers to/from your business.  If you ever leave your home you use/depend upon these systems every day (every rider on a bus, train, etc. is one less causing congestion on the roads).  Goods are shipped into or produce in Washington and distributed out by rail and road to every state in the US, to Canada and Mexico. This system does not only affect the people who live in Washington, or the Puget Sound region, but EVERYWHERE.  Unless you like having to pay more because it takes longer for things to get to you because they are caught in traffic/etc.