Utilities and train infrastructure should be at least considered.
There is no capitalist / free market benefit to your water, electric or broadband company. The places where innovation and competition occur are in the companies supplying them equipment and services. Your cable company is not breaking new ground in Internet technology and delivery. They just have a little local monopolies.
In both cases, the industries would not exist without the federal government.
These firms offer almost nothing that isn’t backed by the federal government.
Banks should exist, perhaps as private entities, but if so, they should be regulated like utilities.
And medicine? The taxpayer pays for medicare and medicaid. The taxpayer funds almost all pharma research. The profit motive doesn’t improve anything in medicine. If anything, it’s made it much worse. Despite paying 2 or 3 times more for everything, we have some of the worst health outcomes in the world. Private enterprise in medicine and related industries is stupid and hurts us tremendously.
It baffled me to hear that some public transit networks are just private companies. I’m okay with govt contracts to contract out parts of the process, like building the vehicles and maintenance, but public transit is something that… is a public utility, especially for major urban centers. I am also okay with ticketing, to a certain extent, just not for profit, and with many discounts for residents, elderly, disabled, students, those who can’t drive for whatever reason.
Just because you can’t drive doesn’t mean you should be punished for it.
Simply put if society would fall apart if it fails it should not be reliant on making a profit. Especially if the corporations that run it often get government bail outs and/or taxes go to fix loads of problems they cause while they get the profit from that. Utilities, plains, trains, shipping/trucking, internet, health services, schools and pretty much basic human needs should be met. We pay loads of taxes (at least in it USA) it should benifit us.
I don’t support any nationalization whatsoever. I’m fine with expanding regulations and subsidies in certain areas. But nationalization is a step too far, even for healthcare
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Utilities and train infrastructure should be at least considered.
There is no capitalist / free market benefit to your water, electric or broadband company. The places where innovation and competition occur are in the companies supplying them equipment and services. Your cable company is not breaking new ground in Internet technology and delivery. They just have a little local monopolies.
whatever bogus tax system we have, it should be the same across the board.
Credit reporting and determining credit scores.
Possibly utilities like water, power, gas, phone, and internet.
Pharmaceutical research, at least in part.
In my opinion?
Banks and Medicine/Pharma.
In both cases, the industries would not exist without the federal government.
These firms offer almost nothing that isn’t backed by the federal government.
Banks should exist, perhaps as private entities, but if so, they should be regulated like utilities.
And medicine? The taxpayer pays for medicare and medicaid. The taxpayer funds almost all pharma research. The profit motive doesn’t improve anything in medicine. If anything, it’s made it much worse. Despite paying 2 or 3 times more for everything, we have some of the worst health outcomes in the world. Private enterprise in medicine and related industries is stupid and hurts us tremendously.
Space X
Public Transit.
It baffled me to hear that some public transit networks are just private companies. I’m okay with govt contracts to contract out parts of the process, like building the vehicles and maintenance, but public transit is something that… is a public utility, especially for major urban centers. I am also okay with ticketing, to a certain extent, just not for profit, and with many discounts for residents, elderly, disabled, students, those who can’t drive for whatever reason.
Just because you can’t drive doesn’t mean you should be punished for it.
Telecommunications, tax payments and processing, banking, occupational safety, and industry regulatory bodies, defense and related logistics.
Anything where profit motive is against the public good should at least have some government guardrails
So things like labor rights, the environment, etc.
Simply put if society would fall apart if it fails it should not be reliant on making a profit. Especially if the corporations that run it often get government bail outs and/or taxes go to fix loads of problems they cause while they get the profit from that. Utilities, plains, trains, shipping/trucking, internet, health services, schools and pretty much basic human needs should be met. We pay loads of taxes (at least in it USA) it should benifit us.
I don’t support any nationalization whatsoever. I’m fine with expanding regulations and subsidies in certain areas. But nationalization is a step too far, even for healthcare
Power Distribution Utilities
Railroads
Fiberoptic internet
Internet. It’s not just a luxury anymore and you’ve still got like 15 million households who don’t have access to it.
Water, utilities
The education system. Kids shouldn’t get a better or worse education depending on where they live.