Nearly all government services other than the cops and firefighters are farmed out to 3rd parties. Usually there’s a “waste management” company that signs a contract with a municipality to provide garbage services instead of the city just owning trucks. Neoliberalism bay-beee!!!

Water is a bit more complicated, like other utilities it’s usually some sort of complex private/public partnership.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Kinda surprised there is no private police force yet because it seems like a great choice for neoliberal privatisation.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's because police have strong "unions"

Unions work even for evil assholes.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Because these entities are never in solidarity with actual labor unions (the opposite in fact), it has been suggested that the 'police unions' should actually be understood as professional associations, a more fittingly exclusive organization form.

saruman-orb One Small "Union" to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them

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