this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2024
788 points (97.6% liked)
unions
1444 readers
333 users here now
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Basic services should all be free to any human.
Yeah, the spirit of your comment i agree with, but not the letter.
Nothing should be completely free, because nothing is free. Water needs processing, electricity needs a grid, sewage needs treatment, etc.
Basic things should be affordable for all: housing, water, electricity, internet, food etc.
But "free" creates incentives to be careless with resources. Which is counterproductive to making sure they are available for all at affordable prices.
No. Time to privatize water, you commie!!! /s
Water were already privated in parts of the world. The s tag doesn't work here.
Maybe oxygen, for now.