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The misnomer is that the private sector will always be more efficient and will do things better.

This is only true for things like garbage collection where at the end of the contract the next contract goes to the lowest bidder. There is no (or very little) in the ground infrastructure to lock us into the current company. There is no skilled labour that can't be replaced. In these cases the private sector must operate lean if they want to win the next contract (assuming a true open market with no corruption or kickbacks :( ). In short true private sector competition--this will almost always be better than government run. There was also no true asset to sell! Could be other things like snow ploughing, road construction...

The catch, Hydro is not garbage collection.

The problem with sort-of "monopolies" like Hydro (or the 407) is that there is no competition, they have in the ground infrastructure that cannot just be replaced or easily over built by a competitor and in the case of Hydro require skilled labour. Now you have an entity that has no incentive to be more efficient (no competition, can't have competition) AND they must also raise more money than before to pay the shareholders. You almost always pay more in the long run.

With the sale of Hydro the government gets a short windfall and the net future value is crap (cost to the people).
 
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Those of you pointing out that the PCs did this or that are missing the forest for the trees. The liberals have been in power for 14 years. It takes a supremely partisan hack to deflect this problem onto anyone but the incumbents. There were SO many opportunities to put this thing on the right track and they've done the exact opposite, dug a deeper hole.

Man up. Take responsibility and remove your red blinders for a minute. The only way to send a message to these people is to oust them from their cushy jobs. If your loyalty for a political party runs so deep that you put it before your own well-being, you need to rethink your values. W need to get rid of them and install a new government - take your pick, PCs NDPs Greens Pinks Purples or Yellows... send a message. And when the new guys **** up, send THEM packing too.

First the public has to realize that they have to pick up the tab for the incompetents they hired (Elected) over the decades and each and every individual will have to dig deep into his or her pockets to correct the mess. No "Special interest group" exceptions. It means tightening your belt until your eyes pop out.

With the belt tightened you will have far less disposable income.

No more lattes. Close all the Starbucks. More unemployed baristas.

No more clubbing. The clubs close. DJ's compete with drummers for pizza delivery jobs.

No more motorized toys. Close GTAM. Where do we go for our internet weeping post?

Brown bag lunch. Closes 90% of the restaurants. Share values in food corporations crash.

I don't see our over-privileged masses lining up for austerity. Look at what happened in Greece when they tightened the belt. We would just riot in a different language.

The bottom line is that to get elected one has to continue giving out rose coloured glasses. We are doomed.
 

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