| The “direction” of that efficiency is always toward profit and against the very laboring class that makes the product the owners use for profit. With a collective, co-op, employee owned, or government run industry - one can edict the various rates and ratios. Look at the US energy company “eversource.” Posting huge profits in an industry directly related to life and health and yet, doubled one of its rates this year. DOUBLED. Why? “Fuel costs”. Fuel costs which have fallen. With a gov run electric system, people will game based on votes. Not shareholder ROI. Plus, people have a very “interesting” history when they disagree with a gov. From protest to removal of heads from bodies... It’s not as simple when corporations are involved. They are more evil than any of history’s evil men. |