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In reply to the discussion: Can any think of an instance when privatizing or deregulating something benefited the public? [View all]Leme
(1,092 posts)10. I think they decided
just a few years ago.. to not regulate personal production of beer for personal use.
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Can any think of an instance when privatizing or deregulating something benefited the public? [View all]
KauaiK
May 2014
OP
I know the private water and sewer facility servicing my place only charges $800 a year
GoneFishin
May 2014
#1
Breaking up the Bell Telephone System seemed to have made telecommunications more competitive.
Jenoch
May 2014
#2
That was breaking up a monopoly. Not the same thing as giving away something public owned.
McCamy Taylor
May 2014
#3
The OP said privatizing or deregulating something benefited the public
Algernon Moncrieff
May 2014
#5
The industry has not been deregulated at all what you are talking about is how Congress passed laws
Exposethefrauds
May 2014
#25