This is the difference between private & public sector services that is generally missed by the "big gubmint bad" heads. The purpose of private enterprise is t

This is the difference between private & public sector services that is generally missed by the "big gubmint bad" heads. The purpose of private enterprise is to make money, and you can slice out a business that serves the most price insensitive, high margin, low maintenance clients. The purpose of public services is to.. serve the public. For example, public safety net programs are always going to have more waste than a private company, because if your program is there to prevent citizens from starving, you give the benefit of the doubt on eligibility. A private company doesn't need to give anyone the benefit of the doubt, they provide a service to paying customers, and are generally OK losing customers due to payment friction vs giving away services free.