Randahl FinkDec 8

In my neighborhood, I often see parcel delivery trucks from 5 different transport companies wasting energy to drive to the same homes on the same day.

This is unregulated capitalism.

Then comes trash day, and 1 company arrives with 1 garbage truck and empties all the trash cans in 1 go.

This is regulated capitalism.

The municipality decided only 1 company could win the garbage truck service job. They offer up the job every couple of years, 1 company wins, and we all save CO2 emissions.

Show threadOle WolfDec 8
@randahl I can think of a better solution: instead of paying for both costs AND owner profit, have the state own the fleet and pay to just cover the costs.
Show threadRandahl FinkDec 9

@wolf in some cases that may be helpful, but in others not.

I think it requires thorough analysis in each sector to figure out whether profit plays a constructive role.

I for one am really happy that surgeons in Denmark are NOT motivated by hospital profit to get you to accept more surgery than you need.

At the same time, I like that the restaurant is very service minded and innovative because they want me to return. I definitely do NOT want one public company to run all the restaurants.

Show threadMorten Juhl-Johansen
@randahl @wolf Good example. Cafes in Copenhagen are one dedicated owner, 3 full-time professionals and service handled by bored absent-minded students.
Danish mail used to be a proud department, like rail. Then they were starved and screwed over, and then private services seem sensible.
A generation of politicians who could not be trusted with the responsibility for infrastructure.
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