> This happens to any good or service that everyone needs but that we stubbornly refuse to fund publically. It also happens to any good or service we decide t

> This happens to any good or service that everyone needs but that we stubbornly refuse to fund publically. It also happens to any good or service we decide to fund publicly: the civil servants' unions which provide it insure that their members capture as much money as they can. Providing it publicly doesn't at all mean that it will be provided cheaply.