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On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:05:29 +0000, Charles Lindbergh wrote:
>
> I can appreciate your frustration, but do you really believe your
> government could run things any better? Right now, you are not
> subsidizing these industries with your taxes. If they were still under
> government control, don't you think they would operate at a loss and
> require taxpayer subsidy? If you never took the train, wouldn't you
> resent having to subsidize those who do use them?
>
> Honestly, I can't think of anything that any government runs better than
> private industry, can you?
The British Government still subsidizes the privatized rail service.
In 2013 the rail companies received UKP 4 billion, and paid out 200
million UK pounds to shareholders.
Part of the UK rail system (Northern rail) is part-owned by the a
subsidiary of the Dutch state-owned company Abellio. It's been announced
today that theycompany has won the contract to run Scots Rail from next
April.
The mail service is an example of a government running a better industry
that a private company. As are the armed forces, police service & a
national health service.
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