You are trolling, aren't you. In case you don't know about it, go look up Railtrack - the UK privatised rail company that recently declared bankrupcy, leaving the UK govt with the options of a bailout of closing down the rail network. They chose the bailout. The sucessor company (Network rail) is a not-for-profit co.
Privatize them! (Score:-1, Flamebait)
Government subsidies are bad.
Markets work, u know? Otherwise we'll be living in communist utopia ruled by evil old men from Moscow today.
Re:Privatize them! (Score:4, Insightful)
You are trolling, aren't you. In case you don't know about it, go look up Railtrack - the UK privatised rail company that recently declared bankrupcy, leaving the UK govt with the options of a bailout of closing down the rail network. They chose the bailout. The sucessor company (Network rail) is a not-for-profit co.
Re:Privatize them! (Score:1)