Curious. My local government nationalized water, gas, electricity, waste removal, roads, bridges, trains, etc. Some of these were even for-profit private compan

Curious. My local government nationalized water, gas, electricity, waste removal, roads, bridges, trains, etc. Some of these were even for-profit private companies at one time or another. Seems common in the US... Clearly it's a spectrum. Property rights are certainly the purview of governments to set & adjudicate the rules within their jurisdiction, as granted by their unique powers (nominally) conferred by the people.