▲ 1468 ▼ Just saying (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 months ago by JimmyMemes@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 252 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) Water is essential to living. Electricity is mostly essential. Why these two utilities are privately owned is beyond me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 child) To pay dividends to shareholders whilst you let the utility degrade to the point where the government steps in to bail you out anyway. Perfect investment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago I really should have started a monopoly, that is 0 risk 100% reward. I mean just take the money from the government, give myself a huge bonus, and then when there is no infrastructure upgrades done, say whoops, its too expensive, get more money from the government, rinse and repeat! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 child) To pay dividends to shareholders whilst you let the utility degrade to the point where the government steps in to bail you out anyway. Perfect investment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago I really should have started a monopoly, that is 0 risk 100% reward. I mean just take the money from the government, give myself a huge bonus, and then when there is no infrastructure upgrades done, say whoops, its too expensive, get more money from the government, rinse and repeat! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago I really should have started a monopoly, that is 0 risk 100% reward. I mean just take the money from the government, give myself a huge bonus, and then when there is no infrastructure upgrades done, say whoops, its too expensive, get more money from the government, rinse and repeat! permalink fedilink source parent
