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Environment & Energy

hunter

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2. Let's privatize all our public services. It'll be great!

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 02:53 PM

Nov 16

All government should be sold to corporations, or at the very least, "run like a business."

This water and sewage company was privatized in 1989.

One can argue all day about public vs. private ownership of sewage treatment plants, socialism vs. capitalism, but the only thing that really matters is the quality of the water they dump, and that is determined entirely by the effectiveness of government regulation.

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Major UK Water Company Fighting To Block Access To Just How Much Sewage It Dumps In The Lake District [View all] hatrack Nov 16 OP

I am surprised that there would be any question that the amount of sewage a company or individual releases into Martin68 Nov 16 #1

Let's privatize all our public services. It'll be great! hunter Nov 16 #2