"Nobody relies on [mail delivery, a national highway system, telephones, wireless spectrum, police, libraries, etc] to get to work so they can feed their childr

"Nobody relies on [mail delivery, a national highway system, telephones, wireless spectrum, police, libraries, etc] to get to work so they can feed their children." Necessity for sustenance or transportation does not drive the need for something to be a public utility. I think we are really talking about the tragedy of the commons. This has been a political and legal debate for centuries. The private market is not able to maximize the average utility of citizens in every market and AND earn profit.