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[โ€“] NotACube 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for writing this.

When a nationalised company is seen as inefficient or poor service. We all instantly know who to blame. The ministers in charge of that company. Whereas we see an extra layer of blame for privrate non competing companies.

Specifically this aspect is not something I'd really considered before but it's an astute point.

[โ€“] HumanPenguin 1 points 8 months ago

Thank you. It is a topic I have been thinking about a lot today. After reading lib dem plans to replace water companies with public benifit companies.

So that post turned into a rant as I clarified ideas in my mind. Sorry.

But I have decided to save it clean it up and use it with other nationalisation debates. I think the ideas are worth sharing.

Thanks for responding.