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On 11/1/2019 at 8:05 AM, TrojanDad said:

You sure?  Can you show me who has ever alleged you to be a fan of child molesters?  

As I said, no disagreement at all with your claim to be an ahole.  Finally, we find common ground.

10 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

I don't work in a cubicle, but nice try.

 

3 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

So you currently receive more from the government in the form of social security and medicare benefits than you ever did as a "metal model maker"?

 

No, I don't.

3 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Looks like you made good money in that career.

I did at the time. I haven't worked in that career for 33 years though. But I always have it to fall back on if I want to take a drastic pay cut.

3 hours ago, Muda69 said:

wonder why you even need your socialist social security check

I don't.

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Not true, I laugh multiple times daily.  Every time you post.

 

 

Good. Glad I can bring a little brightness to your cubicle.

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

You must lead a sad, sorry, existence then.

 

Says the guy who has only laughed 3 times all year.

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

  And please,  tell us about your government school degree(s).  What are they in again?

Metal Model Maker from the U.S. Department of Labor.

It's not an IT degree, but I did use the internet last night at a Holiday Inn Express.

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5 hours ago, TrojanDad said:

Won’t argue with u on the 1st half of your claim...

 

Some people follow The Golden Rule. I follow the Gonzo Rule. "Treat others the same way they treat you."

3 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Do you believe government could do as good of a job as the free market in producing motor vehicles and/or cheeseburgers?

I answered this question once. I would suggest putting that government school IT degree to good use and determine why the answer didn't show up on your screen. Or you could just go home instead. And see someone about your vision.

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

But your quote:  "Privatization rarely eases cost to consumers, or provide a better quality of service. Plus, it does not lower taxes."  logically seems to indicate otherwise.  Please explain.

Perhaps you need to revisit the definition of the word privatization.

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

But your quote:  "Privatization rarely eases cost to consumers, or provide a better quality of service. Plus, it does not lower taxes."  logically seems to indicate otherwise.  Please explain.

Explain how  cars and cheeseburgers were once exclusively made by the Government . I don’t recall that.

15 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

Per the article I posted, what happens when the government entity, in this case the TVA, ignores looming problems with infrastructure until they reach a critical juncture? In the article the looming issues with their coal fired generation and increasing regulation from the EPA regarding coal generation. In the case of our local sewer utility, customers get saddled with sur charges. I just received the business sewer bill today, the sewer bill was $17.71, and the surcharge for our city's lack of preparation was $54.00. 

Forecasting future needs, dealing with infrastructure maintenance, etc., is where I see private utilities do a lot better job. I would guess the vast majority of government owned utilities are sewer and or water in local municipalities. Is there any infrastructure in the community that's worse maintained? And when either breaks, it's going to be a mess, right off the top of my head they had major flooding in Louisville a couple of years ago when a 4' cast iron main ruptured that was installed in 1892.

Indianapolis has had privatized water for over 60 years. They have the same issues. And it’s not any cheaper for consumers. And they pay the same taxes as people in other towns/cities across the country. 
If someone has verifiable proof that privatization of utilities has lowered taxes and expense to citizens, I’m all ears.

17 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

So you believe practically every means of production, from electricity to cars to cheeseburgers, should be owned by the government.  Got it.

https://liberty-intl.org/1988/10/privatization-providing-better-services-with-lower-taxes/

 

No, I don’t. 

10 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

In this case irrelevant.  Perhaps you need to revisit the definition of the word 'socialism'.

Government should not be in the utility business, period.

https://www.cato.org/publications/tax-budget-bulletin/privatizing-federal-electricity-infrastructure

 

Just opinions. Privatization rarely eases cost to consumers, or provide a better quality of service. Plus, it does not lower taxes.

50 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Yet another remnant of FDR's socialism.  It should have privatized years ago:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/think-about-privatizing-the-tva/2013/04/25/3b6bbf34-a860-11e2-b029-8fb7e977ef71_story.html

 

It receives no taxpayer funding.

Is there an echo in here?

13 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

TVA is a customer owned co-op which generates electricity and sells it to others. Seems to be some debate about selling transmission infrastructure to the private sector. 

If Wikipedia is correct, it's a federally owned Corporation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority