Self-replying since I have many down-votes and a long multitude of replies. A few rebuttals: * it's not sufficient to evaluate the quality of service -- e.g.

Self-replying since I have many down-votes and a long multitude of replies. A few rebuttals: * it's not sufficient to evaluate the quality of service -- e.g. look at this nice public bus service -- you must consider QoS/Cost * you cannot simply look at the cost at point of sale -- e.g. a postage stamp is $0.50 -- you must incorporate the government subsidies paid for by taxes * I concede that merely being a private organization is not a panacea to optimal QoS/Cost