I say liquidating such a horribly run public company is clearly the right thing to do:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1930027,00.html
Ideally the government should minimize its involvement, but a las Mexico gave the task from one horrible public company to a not as bad one...
"Economic reform arrived at Mexico's electrical utility on Saturday night wearing black body armor, crash helmets and ski masks. Flabbergasted workers arriving for early morning shifts on Sunday found thousands of Federal police deployed to enforce a government decree shutting down the company. A special edition of the government gazette decreed that because of inefficiency and unacceptable losses, the state-run utility that provides power to 25 million people in the heart of Mexico had ceased to exist. Its 44,000 employees were immediately terminated, depriving the nation's oldest industrial trade union of its entire membership. The plants were kept running by federal electricity workers bused in to take over."
Originally posted by eljefejesusI thought at first you were referring to the UK 'Royal Mail' which is in like case.
I say liquidating such a horribly run public company is clearly the right thing to do:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1930027,00.html
Ideally the government should minimize its involvement, but a las Mexico gave the task from one horrible public company to a not as bad one...
"Economic reform arrived at Mexico's electrical utility ...[text shortened]... bership. The plants were kept running by federal electricity workers bused in to take over."
Originally posted by shavixmirName one, how long you thing it should be nationalized for, and why... although the soudbite at least gets you political points amongst the working classes you idealize, no?
I believe in the nationalization of ineffient private companies. Like banks.
Originally posted by eljefejesusMmm. That's hardly a sensible retort.
Just run it all at a loss, what do the rift raft care...
To my way of thinking, one of the core services (along with things like health services, police, rural bus services and a range of others) that a government should provide in a social democracy like the U.K. is postal service that commits to delivering to every address in the country for a flat rate.
Originally posted by eljefejesusGenerally speaking, if it's from the people the people will benefit from it. If it's run by a private company, it's not run for the benefit of the people.
Name one, how long you thing it should be nationalized for, and why... although the soudbite at least gets you political points amongst the working classes you idealize, no?
How you organize the management structure dictates efficiency.
Originally posted by shavixmirPrivate companies have to run it for the 'benefit' of the people or the people do not patronise it.
Generally speaking, if it's from the people the people will benefit from it. If it's run by a private company, it's not run for the benefit of the people.
How you organize the management structure dictates efficiency.
Originally posted by shavixmirNonsense. One has only to recall the complete failure of all the Communist-run States to see that you are simply a gullible 'fellow traveller'.
Generally speaking, if it's from the people the people will benefit from it. If it's run by a private company, it's not run for the benefit of the people.
How you organize the management structure dictates efficiency.
Originally posted by FMFThe UK doesn't have that?
I think there should be a publicly owned postal service in the U.K., running at a loss if need be, that commits to delivering to every address in the country for a flat rate.
Interesting. The US has that and we have 50 times the land area; and it delivers internationally as well for only marginally higher rates.
Originally posted by sh76Yes, the UK currently has such a system.
The UK doesn't have that?
Interesting. The US has that and we have 50 times the land area; and it delivers internationally as well for only marginally higher rates.
But part of the point of the current dispute is that we may not have for much longer, if Mandelson and co have their way.
Originally posted by sh76And its set to lose 7 billion this year (if it manages to cut 6 billion more in costs).
The UK doesn't have that?
Interesting. The US has that and we have 50 times the land area; and it delivers internationally as well for only marginally higher rates.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/52367
I suppose anything is possible at a price.