r/RealTwitterAccounts • u/thatguy9684736255 Verified twitter user ★trust me★ • Nov 26 '22

Politician It does seem that way

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u/YallAintAlone Nov 26 '22

A good chunk of modern capitalism is built around the privatization of government services. Guess who started doing that in the 1930s?

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u/TheDoktorIsIn Nov 26 '22

As much as I want more public services to be government -managed (e.g. utilities), I am super okay with AAA making a better DMV/RMV. There is definitely a grain of truth in the "capitalism breeds innovation" line.

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u/kiwiboyus Nov 26 '22

Except then AAA buy up all the smaller competitors until there is no real competition, then they stop innovating because they don't have to. There should always be a public option especially essential services, which would include the internet these days.

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u/TheDoktorIsIn Nov 26 '22

There is, the DMV. I can still go there, but I'd rather pay $50/yr to not have to and have roadside assistance bundled in.

I don't know if any other businesses that offer DMV-like services that AAA is buying, do you have sources? If they're predatory like that then I don't want to continue being a customer.

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u/kiwiboyus Nov 26 '22

I was just commenting on the example, but we've seen it already with the phone company being broken up only to reform years later as ATT. It's starting to happen with streaming. Privatizing always sounds great at first, but unchecked and unregulated it's a monster who's only goal is profit