[emodendroket]

I don't see any reason to think totally privatizing and deregulating utilities would be any safer.

[mdpopescu]

Here's one: companies like repeat customers.

[emodendroket]

lol. Yeah, it works great for broadband. What are you going to do, shut off the water? Or will multiple companies be building out competing water infrastructure? Let's be realistic here.

[Tempest1981]

Remember PG&E and the San Bruno fire? Companies fight hard to deny liability when they harm their customers. There is no competition in many cases.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/27/san-bruno-blast-pge-cr...

[emodendroket]

Assuming you can even figure out you're being slowly poisoned.