You are correct. There are 2 problems with “privitazation” and both lie with the politicians and their cronies who implement it.
1 – it rarely happens in the manner you just described. In your scenario some people might have to pay more for trash p/u. Some less. Some will do it themselves. Point being, it’s up to us.
What usually happens is the city locks in a contract with a private sector entity that you are required to use. We’re told they are picked based on cost but in reality it’s whomever wined and dined the right people.
Sure the contract looks good on paper – youre replacing a bunch of unionized workers with $12/hr workers. But the same government mentality seeps in.
“the contract assumes X% growth in population such that in 15 years garbage p/u will have doubled….sounds good to us”
because we all know that home prices and the market and wages always go up in a straight line, right? And innovation never occurs. Nothing ever changes.
2 – when the privitazation occurs the upfront payment and the savings are just tossed back into the system to pay for shortfalls or new spending instead of immediately being returned to taxpayers. If they want that savings for other things let us vote on it.
Also, instead of canning the old garbage men we insist they get picked up by the private co (increasing their costs) or moved to other city jobs where they keep their pay and bene’s.
