When a private company operates a public facility under contract to government, it must perform. If it doesn't, it will be "fired" — its contract won't be renewed. Government is never fired.
Contracting out to private enterprise isn't the same thing as letting fully competitive free markets operate, but it still works better than government.
Who Should Handle Transportation?
Stossel · Season 1 · Episode 31
When a private company operates a public facility under contract to government, it must perform. If it doesn't, it will be "fired" — its contract won't be renewed. Government is never fired.
Contracting out to private enterprise isn't the same thing as letting fully competitive free markets operate, but it still works better than government.
Contracting out to private enterprise isn't the same thing as letting fully competitive free markets operate, but it still works better than government.
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Season
1
Episode
31
Air Date
05/Aug/2010
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
60 min
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