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grainfed@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
There are some things which should not be privatised. Several reasons, mostly conflict of interest. Government needs to run the country, so politicians, military, police, tax dept, national intelligence, national education and health are some things which run clear to my bleeding obvious state of mind. Oh and transport, imagine if people needed to buy their own land, to pay to build a road, to travel on. Heaven forbid, but just extrapolating extreme capitalism.
I don’t like the idea of the state having a monopoly on violence.
Yeah, there needs to be some level of military, and some level of local law enforcement…but police powers and protections need to be pulled back, to the level that private security has today.
Or private security needs to be risen up to be as empowered and protected as the police. I don’t think that will work out quite as well, though.
im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 2 weeks ago
I think there will always be a market for private health services, but governments need to provide a comprehensive and equitable public health system, for free or little cost.