Private companies should not own public utilities. No one should make a profit on things a community needs in order to thrive. Our forty year orgy of privatization must give way to an appropriate balance between individual economic interests and a concern for the common good.
Pennsylvania passed a law incentivizing private companies to buy publicly-owned water systems. Now residents are seeing their water bills skyrocket. One local official put it bluntly during a hearing today: "People should see privatization for what it really is — a scam."

Dec 12, 2023 · 5:09 PM UTC

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Marianne for President!!! I pray for a miracle that you may become the democratic nominee, that you may cause us to believe good people still exist who want to serve. People with a heart and spine which @SecBlinken @POTUS @VP @SenBooker @SenatorMenendez all lack. #CeasefireNOW
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Research Veolia/TransDev (or rather have a staffer research it). Owns a major portion of our water systems and public transportation.
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Yes! She gets it! Very rare! Enlightened!
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In english please.
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You are absolutely correct. Once a corporation owns your power or your water they will make certain they keep that control. Just look at Maine! Pathetic.
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When has the government running anything worked out for the better? Government is inefficient and has no incentive to be so. Hard pass, crazy lady.
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Psst. Our voting machines are privately owned!!
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Thank you for taking a stand against the commodity form
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Becoming more and more like the Umbrella Company from Resident Evil
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