Basic utilities (electric, water, internet) should be run by government, not private enterprise, for the same reason we we do this for roads. Applying market fo

Basic utilities (electric, water, internet) should be run by government, not private enterprise, for the same reason we we do this for roads. Applying market forces to infrastructure has no benefit and many downsides. The value of infrastructure is multiplied by the number of people with access to it, meaning it should connect all of us. That's not compatible with a market system.