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[quote=kewp]Personally, I consider my water/sewer service useful stuff.[/quote]

But is it priced properly ? When we have water shortages, the government mandates toilet ratings and has a department to deal with enforcing what toilet you have in your house. I call them the “toilet police.” So, instead of simply raising the price (as the private sector would) to reduce water usage and encourage savings, they decide that managing all the toilets in the city would be a wise thing to do and hire a group of people to manage it. The cost of raising prices = free. The cost of hiring the toilet police = not free.

I’m sure they are very efficient at policing toilets, though.

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[quote=kewp]Personally, I consider my water/sewer service useful stuff.[/quote]

But is it priced properly ? When we have water shortages, the government mandates toilet ratings and has a department to deal with enforcing what toilet you have in your house. I call them the “toilet police.” So, instead of simply raising the price (as the private sector would) to reduce water usage and encourage savings, they decide that managing all the toilets in the city would be a wise thing to do and hire a group of people to manage it. The cost of raising prices = free. The cost of hiring the toilet police = not free.

I’m sure they are very efficient at policing toilets, though.

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[quote=kewp]Personally, I consider my water/sewer service useful stuff.[/quote]

But is it priced properly ? When we have water shortages, the government mandates toilet ratings and has a department to deal with enforcing what toilet you have in your house. I call them the “toilet police.” So, instead of simply raising the price (as the private sector would) to reduce water usage and encourage savings, they decide that managing all the toilets in the city would be a wise thing to do and hire a group of people to manage it. The cost of raising prices = free. The cost of hiring the toilet police = not free.

I’m sure they are very efficient at policing toilets, though.

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[quote=kewp]Personally, I consider my water/sewer service useful stuff.[/quote]

But is it priced properly ? When we have water shortages, the government mandates toilet ratings and has a department to deal with enforcing what toilet you have in your house. I call them the “toilet police.” So, instead of simply raising the price (as the private sector would) to reduce water usage and encourage savings, they decide that managing all the toilets in the city would be a wise thing to do and hire a group of people to manage it. The cost of raising prices = free. The cost of hiring the toilet police = not free.

I’m sure they are very efficient at policing toilets, though.

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[quote=CA renter]For instance, the FDA and USDA and other regulatory institutions really do protect us from unscrupulous people … [/quote]

Ahh. The FDA. The guys who protect dying people from drugs with bad side effects. (With great efficiency.)

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[quote=CA renter]For instance, the FDA and USDA and other regulatory institutions really do protect us from unscrupulous people … [/quote]

Ahh. The FDA. The guys who protect dying people from drugs with bad side effects. (With great efficiency.)

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[quote=CA renter]For instance, the FDA and USDA and other regulatory institutions really do protect us from unscrupulous people … [/quote]

Ahh. The FDA. The guys who protect dying people from drugs with bad side effects. (With great efficiency.)

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[quote=CA renter]For instance, the FDA and USDA and other regulatory institutions really do protect us from unscrupulous people … [/quote]

Ahh. The FDA. The guys who protect dying people from drugs with bad side effects. (With great efficiency.)

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[quote=CA renter]For instance, the FDA and USDA and other regulatory institutions really do protect us from unscrupulous people … [/quote]

Ahh. The FDA. The guys who protect dying people from drugs with bad side effects. (With great efficiency.)

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[quote=CA renter]Say what you will, but I much prefer having the government in charge of our basic needs, rather than private industry, but that’s just me…[/quote]

Certainly, the basic needs are not the issue.

The issue is in early part of the 1900s, government spending was about 3% of our GNP. That’s basic needs.

Now what is it? 30%?

So, the government may do the other 27% efficiently and call it “productivity” when it is not, in fact, needed activity. That’s my point.

Within a public office, things may move along well, but the question of “what the hell are they doing with my 9% state income tax and 7.75% sales tax?” rings pretty loudly.

Sure – the public sector does the wrong things very well.

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[quote=CA renter]Say what you will, but I much prefer having the government in charge of our basic needs, rather than private industry, but that’s just me…[/quote]

Certainly, the basic needs are not the issue.

The issue is in early part of the 1900s, government spending was about 3% of our GNP. That’s basic needs.

Now what is it? 30%?

So, the government may do the other 27% efficiently and call it “productivity” when it is not, in fact, needed activity. That’s my point.

Within a public office, things may move along well, but the question of “what the hell are they doing with my 9% state income tax and 7.75% sales tax?” rings pretty loudly.

Sure – the public sector does the wrong things very well.

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[quote=CA renter]Say what you will, but I much prefer having the government in charge of our basic needs, rather than private industry, but that’s just me…[/quote]

Certainly, the basic needs are not the issue.

The issue is in early part of the 1900s, government spending was about 3% of our GNP. That’s basic needs.

Now what is it? 30%?

So, the government may do the other 27% efficiently and call it “productivity” when it is not, in fact, needed activity. That’s my point.

Within a public office, things may move along well, but the question of “what the hell are they doing with my 9% state income tax and 7.75% sales tax?” rings pretty loudly.

Sure – the public sector does the wrong things very well.

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[quote=CA renter]Say what you will, but I much prefer having the government in charge of our basic needs, rather than private industry, but that’s just me…[/quote]

Certainly, the basic needs are not the issue.

The issue is in early part of the 1900s, government spending was about 3% of our GNP. That’s basic needs.

Now what is it? 30%?

So, the government may do the other 27% efficiently and call it “productivity” when it is not, in fact, needed activity. That’s my point.

Within a public office, things may move along well, but the question of “what the hell are they doing with my 9% state income tax and 7.75% sales tax?” rings pretty loudly.

Sure – the public sector does the wrong things very well.

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[quote=CA renter]Say what you will, but I much prefer having the government in charge of our basic needs, rather than private industry, but that’s just me…[/quote]

Certainly, the basic needs are not the issue.

The issue is in early part of the 1900s, government spending was about 3% of our GNP. That’s basic needs.

Now what is it? 30%?

So, the government may do the other 27% efficiently and call it “productivity” when it is not, in fact, needed activity. That’s my point.

Within a public office, things may move along well, but the question of “what the hell are they doing with my 9% state income tax and 7.75% sales tax?” rings pretty loudly.

Sure – the public sector does the wrong things very well.

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[quote=kewp]Unlike the stuff that the free market has provided from Detroit and Wall Street, I’ll add. [/quote]

With the Federal Reserve banking system in place, you are a complete fool to think that is a free market.

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