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Then neither is clean air or water. We could all just buy that shit from private corporations as needed.It is an anachronism because it is simply not necessary anymore.
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Then neither is clean air or water. We could all just buy that shit from private corporations as needed.It is an anachronism because it is simply not necessary anymore.
The government can certainly regulate the quality of air and water, but perhaps it would be more efficient and less expensive to have water provided by the private sector.Then neither is clean air or water. We could all just buy that shit from private corporations as needed.It is an anachronism because it is simply not necessary anymore.
I have a well. Pumping the water out of the ground costs pennies a year. Pump has worked flawlessly for 30 years. Switch needs replacing like every ten years (about $12). Private sector gonna beat that? Air still free here, btw.The government can certainly regulate the quality of air and water, but perhaps it would be more efficient and less expensive to have water provided by the private sector.Then neither is clean air or water. We could all just buy that shit from private corporations as needed.It is an anachronism because it is simply not necessary anymore.
Most people buy their water from the municipality in which they live, and might be better served if there were private sector competitors.I have a well. Pumping the water out of the ground costs pennies a year. Pump has worked flawlessly for 30 years. Switch needs replacing like every ten years (about $12). Private sector gonna beat that? Air still free here, btw.The government can certainly regulate the quality of air and water, but perhaps it would be more efficient and less expensive to have water provided by the private sector.Then neither is clean air or water. We could all just buy that shit from private corporations as needed.It is an anachronism because it is simply not necessary anymore.
And might notMost people buy their water from the municipality in which they live, and might be better served if there were private sector competitors.
It would be worth looking into. Monopolies generally are less efficient than companies that face competition.And might notMost people buy their water from the municipality in which they live, and might be better served if there were private sector competitors.
You imagine that notion to be original thought?It would be worth looking into. Monopolies generally are less efficient than companies that face competition.And might notMost people buy their water from the municipality in which they live, and might be better served if there were private sector competitors.
In the United States, public utilities are often natural monopolies because the infrastructure required to produce and deliver a product such as electricity or water is very expensive to build and maintain. As a result, they are often government monopolies, or if privately owned, the sectors are specially regulated by a public utilities commission.[1][2] The first public utility in the United States was a grist mill erected on Mother Brook in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1640.
Outdated business model for the 21st century.
Deliver the mail? Really?Yes, but it's the mail carriers who end up having to do it.Is the United States Postal Service paid to deliver 3rd class mail? Yes or No?
Yes, not to belabor or overstate the bleeding obvious, but yes, sure, indeedy, indubitably,..Deliver the mail? Really?Yes, but it's the mail carriers who end up having to do it.Is the United States Postal Service paid to deliver 3rd class mail? Yes or No?
Those closest to the task often see the opportunities and obstacles more clearly than those farther removed. Discussing the possibilities can make for a more reasonable goal, and it can result in more buy-in from the employees.
Deliver the mail? Really?Yes, but it's the mail carriers who end up having to do it.Is the United States Postal Service paid to deliver 3rd class mail? Yes or No?
WOW! Nobody sends you birthday cards? Perhaps if you weren't such a bitter old grump people would.I'm trying to recall the last time I got something I give a damn about in the mail.
Book from Amazon a couple weeks ago...that took 8 days to go 150 miles. Beyond that, most of it goes straight into the trash.
WOW! Nobody sends you birthday cards? Perhaps if you weren't such a bitter old grump people would.
All Amazon orders are tracked. Perhaps you can give us a timeline.