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Originally Posted by trublu
Put it back in the governments hands & you will pay just as much through tax increases, money to run these services has to come from some where.
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However, a government usually already
has (or used to...) the maintenance all sorted already in-house.
The railways up here are a prime example...they used to have track repair gangs situated all over the state at strategic locations and track repairs and maintenance were done quickly and efficiently. Then they privatised it and in the name of "keeping costs down" and pleasing the almighty shareholders, they sacked most of the gangs. Now repairs and general maintenance take weeks to months to be done, or require expensive use of contractors.