I found the argument underwhelming. I'll give just one example in response, private prisons. The profit motive, when applied to certain activities, gives the op

I found the argument underwhelming. I'll give just one example in response, private prisons. The profit motive, when applied to certain activities, gives the opposite of a good result. There are two recent and famous examples of this in the private prison industry. One was a judge who got kick backs for sending kids to a private prison. The other is the arizona immigration bill which was written by the private prison lobby. I'd much rather path taxes for a public prison system that doesn't have a large financial interest in locking up as many people as possible.