> Why is software treated as something to be outsourced to a private sector company? At least in America, one political party is devoted to outsourcing everyth

> Why is software treated as something to be outsourced to a private sector company? At least in America, one political party is devoted to outsourcing everything to the private sector, including prisons! In the UK, at least one political party is trying to privatize and outsource everything. The succeeded with all the commuter rail in the 80s and now they want to do the same to the NHS. Long story short, there is a lot of money to be made.