If there weren't strict rules in place governing how and when those public employees turned off water and utilities, of course they would. Just like everyone else.
Those rules: is a government more likely to make those rules making it harder for themselves to collect money owed, or are they more likely going to make those rules making it harder for someone else to collect that money?
In some cases, yes, it is. And has been.
As has water.
I guess you never followed the Enron scandal, which involved a private company causing rolling blackouts in California, all in the name of profits.
Most of the US power production is private. Enron took advantage of a poor policy experiment, and didn't effect the price to the consumer. It just caused the middle men that sold that power to go bankrupt.
You reference Africa a lot. Wanna talk about blackouts caused by publicly run electricity generation?
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Date: 26/6/13 01:38 (UTC)Those rules: is a government more likely to make those rules making it harder for themselves to collect money owed, or are they more likely going to make those rules making it harder for someone else to collect that money?
In some cases, yes, it is. And has been.
As has water.
I guess you never followed the Enron scandal, which involved a private company causing rolling blackouts in California, all in the name of profits.
Most of the US power production is private. Enron took advantage of a poor policy experiment, and didn't effect the price to the consumer. It just caused the middle men that sold that power to go bankrupt.
You reference Africa a lot. Wanna talk about blackouts caused by publicly run electricity generation?