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That’s pretty strange about this competition thing. I’ve been repeatedly informed that the government is much better at running things like this.
by renewiltord 10mo ago
That’s pretty strange about this competition thing. I’ve been repeatedly informed that the government is much better at running things like this.
- garbagewoman 10mo agoWhat do you find strange about it?
- renewiltord 10mo agoI believe general wisdom in the US is that trains are best when run by the government at zero cost. This is presumably the best way to get transit. So the idea that competition would improve things is odd.
- koyote 10mo agoThe irony is that OPs train, the RE5, was actually not run by DB but by 'the competition': a private company called National Express. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Express_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Express_Germany
- renewiltord 10mo agoClassic. Capitalism ruins another perfect system.