2 ms·
> roads Heavily subsidize car use, incentivizing urban sprawl and carbon emissions. Repairs take too long. Design is convoluted. > railroads Usually privatel
by pitaj 5y ago
> roads
Heavily subsidize car use, incentivizing urban sprawl and carbon emissions. Repairs take too long. Design is convoluted.
> railroads
Usually privately owned
> Airports
TSA
> Ports
Jones Act
> Oil pipelines
Usually privately owned
> nuclear weapons
Oh yeah, what a great thing to have around. Really provide a service to citizens.
> nuclear reactors
Often privatized
> national postal service
Junk mail. Also, have you heard of the American Letter Mail Company? They competed so well, the government essentially banned competition in the letter delivery space.
> social security numbers
Insecure, easy abusable. Not meant for identification, but used for that anyways.