ChocolatChaud@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoUK public has paid £200 billion to shareholders since privatisation of water, rail, bus, energy and mail serviceswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down12
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkUK public has paid £200 billion to shareholders since privatisation of water, rail, bus, energy and mail serviceswww.theguardian.comChocolatChaud@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareKyrgizion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·6 days agoWhich is exactly what everyone with a brain said would happen with privatization.
minus-squarethann@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 days agoWait, so youre telling me rich people extracting more and more profit each year doesnt make it cheaper over time?
minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 days agoThe free market competition means the companies are motivated to create efficiencies like price fixing and not bothering to do any maintenance work.
Which is exactly what everyone with a brain said would happen with privatization.
Wait, so youre telling me rich people extracting more and more profit each year doesnt make it cheaper over time?
The free market competition means the companies are motivated to create efficiencies like price fixing and not bothering to do any maintenance work.