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City Water Provided by the Private Sector

By Liberate RVA Updates On Saturday, March 12th, 2016 · Add Comment

Larry the socialist, a recurring character in my writing (see here, here, here, and here), cannot conceive of how the free market could possibly supply water. He believes that such a service is a “natural monopoly” that can only be provided through the oversight of a central authority. This in spite of the Flint water crisis, and evidence that “every major city east of the Mississippi” is deceiving their residents about the level of contamination in their water. When confronted with the idea of privatizing water supply and taking it out of the hands of governments, he had this to say,

“…we can also not convince every household to set up 15 pipes if there are 15 water providers.”

Larry is certainly not alone in his beliefs. This lack of imagination permeates mainstream thought, and is a common rebuttal of those who would seek [...]

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City Water Provided by the Private Sector

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