<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[There&#x27;s an orthodoxy that public services may not compete with the private sector &amp;amp; I think we&#x27;re well past due for throwing that nonsense into the sun.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/117296742810438307" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/117</span><span>296742810438307</span></a></p><p>There's an orthodoxy that public services may not compete with the private sector &amp; I think we're well past due for throwing that nonsense into the sun. </p><p>When the private sector refuses to supply what people need in a reasonably decent fashion, the public sector should just do that &amp; private businesses can take their whining &amp; get stuffed. </p><p>Of course, many of these problems go away if we start enforcing anti-monopolization, so let's also do that. </p><p><a href="https://helvede.net/tags/business" rel="tag">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://helvede.net/tags/politics" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/8aef624d-c248-4fc7-bc03-134d65331023/there-s-an-orthodoxy-that-public-services-may-not-compete-with-the-private-sector-amp-i-think-we-re-well-past-due-for-throwing-that-nonsense-into-the-sun.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:00:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/8aef624d-c248-4fc7-bc03-134d65331023.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:22:07 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>