Mike is so right. How hard is it to figure out that privatizing a public function must generate profits or there is no point to it. And there are only two easy ways to generate profits: reduce the services or reduce labor costs (cutting pay or jobs). There is a pervasive myth in America that public agencies are always inefficient or ineffective. Comparing public utilities for electricity or gas with privatized utilities should quickly put the lie to that.
Mike is so right. How hard is it to figure out that privatizing a public function must generate profits or there is no point to it. And there are only two easy ways to generate profits: reduce the services or reduce labor costs (cutting pay or jobs). There is a pervasive myth in America that public agencies are always inefficient or ineffective. Comparing public utilities for electricity or gas with privatized utilities should quickly put the lie to that.