> To go into opinion, I'm heavily leaning towards the "ideology" explanation Yes, it's that. The usual slogan for that can be roughly translated "The governmen

> To go into opinion, I'm heavily leaning towards the "ideology" explanation Yes, it's that. The usual slogan for that can be roughly translated "The government is not the better entrepreneur" ("Die Politik ist nicht der bessere Unternehmer"). It's usually trotted out by conservatives and libertarians in Germany if someone dares to suggest that the government could own some company or even only parts of it.