I have no idea how anyone can look at our mess in the US and think, “yeah, that’s what we need”.
What do you mean? I think we’re doing great. Sure, it’s tough to afford to live and there seem to be more people walking along the sides of the highways than before, but I think we’re moving in the right direction. /s
The government is on board with this system. With a revolving door between regulators and regulated, and corporate lobbying, the interests of investors prevail over those of users. Welfare policy must now be filtered through the private sector lens.
I think this is the problem. A shitty regulator with poor governance. Not necessarily privatisation in general.
It is really hard for a government agency to switch from self performing to contracting and it requires a very different skill set in setting up contracts and regulations. Hell, it can be very difficult for government agencies to switch between different kinds of contracting.
And usually, it requires very intelligent people and it is hard to keep intelligent people in these roles on government pay.
