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Government official salaries (and bonuses, and stipends) are costs, though.

• mmsimanga 7y ago
  The point I was trying to make which I didn't do so well is I might object to private companies such Apple or MS increasing prices. I can always opt out of their products. When it comes to services such as water I don't expect government to want to make a profit. I don't have an alternative water supplier. The rate at which the prices of such services is increasing is higher than the rate at which our salaries are increasing.
  • JoeAltmaier 7y ago
    But at what rate is the water cost increasing? The infrastructure can be a fixed cost. With decreased consumption (grey water conservation etc), fewer are paying for the existing water. So the price goes up. That part makes some sense.
    • mmsimanga 7y ago
      Somewhere there is balance that the city must find. I don't agree that the reward for using less water is a higher price of water.
  • hgoel 7y ago
    I think you're trusting the government too much. Even if they aren't exactly making a profit, how much of that money is just being wasted due to poor planning and/or corruption?