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"Charles Lindbergh" <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:04:55 GMT, Moi <moi@here.now> wrote:
>
>>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.
>
> And yet, with all this government involvement the rail system still runs
> like
> crap.
>
>>
>>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.
>
> In the USA, FedEx and UPS operate far more efficiently then our US postal
> service which is on the verge of insolvency. We have an outstanding armed
> forces, which is the governments main responsibility. Unfortunately, our
> armed
> forces are a source of tremendous waste and financial inefficiency. I am
> just
> not sure how one can truly privatize the military of a nation state.
Hiring mercenaries (euphemistically called "contractors") - seems to be well
underway.
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