I don't really disagree that much with your point, but I'm also thinking it needs to go into the "Sure, and I'd like a pony" bucket. Point being that municipal

I don't really disagree that much with your point, but I'm also thinking it needs to go into the "Sure, and I'd like a pony" bucket. Point being that municipal governments have tons of responsibilities: airports, parks, health districts, roads/sidewalks, etc., etc. There is just no way they can be competent in all these different areas, and indeed they aren't. There are good examples of non-profits that manage public resources much better than city government can, at a much lower cost (the Trail Foundation in Austin comes to mind for me). We shouldn't throw away the baby with the bathwater.