My point in regard to Franklin starting a "public" library was not regarding the availability to the public, but that its establishment and contribution to the library was voluntary, not forced. The concept was later adopted by State entities, what Franklin started was not "publicly" financed from the State coffers.

They were "forced" as much as you would be "forced" onto a waiting list by Obama's proposal or before a Death Board.

Besides, you know very well that generations since then have been "forced" to pay for Public libraries and buses to take others' rug rats to school and roads and Hoover dams and canals and trips to the moon and all sorts of lousy stuff forced onto them by government, all starting with Franklin and Jefferson who met their comrades in Philadelphia to concoct all sorts of un-American schemes.

But I'm glad you managed to find something to object to. ;-)

Re waiting lists, reduced choice, death Boards etc etc: it now seems that these threats were FUD scripts written by industry insiders. How well they know the public- parts of it, anyway. I'm reminded of Lenin's reference to "useful idiots" amongst those he was trying to manipulate and his boast that his targets were so selfish that they would be eager to sell him the rope he would use to hang them. ;-)