Post in I am a citizen not a consumer

Jul 30 07:59 UTC

Miles Fidelman  > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:19 PM
> Or to take a different example:  When there's a pothole in the street, I
> view it as both a consumer (of public works) and as a citizen worried
> about tax rates and performance of public officials.  It gets even
> clearer when thinking about water and sewer services - those are
> delivered as paid utility services, but by a citizen owned
> organization.

Yes, it does get clearer, but here in the UK, not in the way you had in mind.
Nearly all of our utility services, including water
and sewer services, are now provided by commercial companies, many of which are
not even UK companies.  Successive UK governments
really have turned us into customers.

James Gilmour

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