> The average American "small-government" ruling class mentality chronically starves public goods and the commons from widely available resources, and then points to the failure of said services and goods as a reason why government cannot work. Eliminate this vicious circle and you see massive benefits; Chattanooga's municipal ISP has been extremely successful and popular.

You can't just use this as a blanket defense. There are plenty of inept and corrupt local governments that are well-funded as well.

> There are numerous examples of industries and market sectors where a public option coexists with market options

It's not rightfully a "public option" if one of those is funded by taxpayer money and is capable of operating at a loss, whereas the private ones have to sustain themselves.