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Public vs. Private

When a private concern cannot or willnot provide a necessary resource needed by a community, shouldn't a government take care of its citizens by making a public utility to handle it?

Why doesn't the tiny utility join or form a co-op with other small providers to get the better prices for the fuel they need?

And if the Government fails to maintain infrastructure, who is really responsible? Government - or us for not making them accountable?

And what about abuses by Private Business? What's to prevent a private utility from pulling out of an area, leaving behind their old outdated equiptment and aging infrastructure because its cheaper to abandon it than to update it?

We demand government be responsible about the money they tax us for. If a private firm says they can do a job for $4 million but it would only cost me $750,000 to do it myself, wouldn't it make better sense for me to do the job myself?

Posted by: Bit Bucketteer   Posted on: 03/02/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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