On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:51:15 -0000, ":::Jerry::::"
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"Frank Erskine" wrote in message
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[ re the British tax system ]

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I entirely agree with many assertations that there is a lot of
inefficiency in the public sector, but fail to see any "service"
improvement by turning to the private sector. Look, if you will, to
the privatised former public services. The recently privatised
"companies" seem to gloat about their profits, which are paid for by
Joe Public, who has no realistic alternative supplier.


And in many cases NO possible alternative supplier, such as waste water.

That could very easily be made more competitive by means of trading
disposal credits, With electricity and gas the generating and
supply capacity is from a limited range of sources, and delivery
mechanisms but these are separated from the consumer and he can choose
between different retail suppliers. Exactly the same can be done for
disposal.

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