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No, I don't believe any piece of critical infrastructure works if privately owned. I'm glad the highways aren't privately owned. I'm glad USPS exists so it can
by dumbfoundded 6y ago
No, I don't believe any piece of critical infrastructure works if privately owned. I'm glad the highways aren't privately owned. I'm glad USPS exists so it can deliver mail unprofitably to my rural community. I'm glad water isn't privatized.
The industries that exist privately in such crucial sectors must also undergo heavy regulation.
I have no misgivings that Amazon and Google at their highest levels, pretty much only work out of private interest. It's nice when they align with the public interest but as soon as they don't, I fear what will happen.
Energy companies have no problems with polluting the environment. Between the environmental, political, and military consequences, it seems destructive when a profit motive has leverage over the rest of the country.
- pkaye 6y ago> No, I don't believe any piece of critical infrastructure works if privately owned. I'm glad the highways aren't privately owned. I'm glad USPS exists so it can deliver mail unprofitably to my rural community. I'm glad water isn't privatized. Aren't some highways in the east coast privately run toll roads? And right now Trump and the Republicans are trying to gut the USPS.
- dumbfoundded 6y agoI don't support highway tolls b/c they are regressive taxes. Trump and the Republicans have been trying to gut USPS for years. Now they seem extremely urgent to advance their plans.