That's a very fair assessment Cities where they've allowed their infrastructure to stagnate due to reliance on those private companies are going to be in for a

That's a very fair assessment Cities where they've allowed their infrastructure to stagnate due to reliance on those private companies are going to be in for a rough time when they inevitably fail or drastically raise their pricing. What comes next when private enterprises extinguish municipal services with unsustainable business practices? Can the municipalities recover? or are we watching hostile privatization?