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24. Airlines and trucking ... nt

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2014, 03:10 AM

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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

Before the break up...you didn't have to BUY your device KauaiK May 2014 #7

Yeah, you had to rent the phone with a monthly charge. Jenoch May 2014 #19

Uh, what? Ma Bell was already private. TransitJohn May 2014 #36

The breakup of Bell led to the deregulation Jenoch May 2014 #37

I think it was better before they broke it up. bemildred May 2014 #42

That wasn't de-regulating. That was enforcing anti-monopoly laws. backscatter712 May 2014 #43

Airline territories Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #4

BUT they stopped servicing small markets KauaiK May 2014 #6

Greatest good for the greatest number Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #21

I'm not sure you can say that benefitted the greatest number of people Major Nikon May 2014 #35

Roads are different than air travel Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #38

Obviously Major Nikon May 2014 #40

airlines? maybe? arely staircase May 2014 #8

Got better, now it's gettung wose..A familiar pattern Armstead May 2014 #15

Carter's deregulation of trucking and rail. AngryAmish May 2014 #9

I think they decided Leme May 2014 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #11

maybe Leme May 2014 #12

ARPANET TM99 May 2014 #13

Tht's not in the plan Armstead May 2014 #16

Agreed. TM99 May 2014 #23

Ah, good ol’ trustworthy beer. My love for you will never die Brother Buzz May 2014 #14

No Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #17

No, not one. bemildred May 2014 #18

Defense Contracting AnalystInParadise May 2014 #20

The industry has not been deregulated at all what you are talking about is how Congress passed laws Exposethefrauds May 2014 #25

Beer. alarimer May 2014 #22

Liquor stores. justgamma May 2014 #31

Still are in many jurisdictions...never were in a lot of other jurisdictions. Chan790 May 2014 #33

They did that in WA state a couple years ago and prices have gone up. pnwmom May 2014 #39

Airlines and trucking ... nt quadrature May 2014 #24

When privatizing and SamKnause May 2014 #26

Not much in the US; we've never had many nationalized industries Recursion May 2014 #27

I actually can BainsBane May 2014 #28

it will be quite rare quaker bill May 2014 #29

In MN there is one I can think of but it is still controlled by the state. Years ago many of the jwirr May 2014 #30

National park P3's. joshcryer May 2014 #32

Nope. n/t Jamastiene May 2014 #34

no Skittles May 2014 #41