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There's more than enough blame to go around. Part of the issue is that private firms come in and pitch an option to cities and towns by which they can get out o
by URSpider94 10y ago
There's more than enough blame to go around. Part of the issue is that private firms come in and pitch an option to cities and towns by which they can get out of their budget scrape by privatizing schools/fire/jails/traffic enforcement in return for granting a monopoly to a company and allowing them to charge new fees. This looks like an attractive option, rather than raising taxes, but I can't think of a time when I've heard of it working out.
- Lazare 10y agoA lot of privatised systems work very well. Denmark has an almost entirely privatised emergency system; one company alone runs 65% of their fire brigades and 85% of their ambulance services, and it seems to work great. Frankly, this story seems to be "terribly run towns that mismanaged their way almost into bankruptcy and can no longer afford to provide critical services are also terrible at negotiating other contracts too!" Which, you know...yeah?
- dredmorbius 10y agoWhat are the regulations on those emergency services?
- bsg75 10y agoDoes that government still regulate the systems, ensuring proper service as a priority over profit, or do they simply forgo responsibility as often appears to be the case in the US examples?