• tetris11@feddit.uk
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      8 days ago

      It’s not, that’s literally their game. They take over the utility, ask for a grant from the government to improve their services, use the money to increase the stock, and then sell the company on to new investors. Rinse and Repeat

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    9 days ago

    I can’t think of a more natural monopoly than a fucking river.

    How do you laissez faire the Thames? Dredge a second polluted scar in the earth right next to it? Why isn’t it already nationalized?