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Re:Why privatisation has been a costly failure in Britain by Nursie on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @06:58AM (#36679218)
> Free markets are the most effective way to facilitate technological progress and economic growth which indeed benefits everyone - although not in equal amounts.

When employed in the right place. It's very much not clear that train networks are that place, in fact I'd say it's quite clear in the UK that train networks are not that place.

Re:Why privatisation has been a costly failure in Britain by naijaboiler on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @07:20AM (#36679393)
exactly. Free markets don't work in situations where there is natural monopolies.
Re:Why privatisation has been a costly failure in Britain by wolframhempel on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @07:28AM (#36679469)
Totally agree (I'm the guy from the original comment on top, so this was more of a follow up :-))