[LINK] Public vs Private

[David@auscoms.com.au]

Isn't it interesting...

Telstra: half privately-owned,
service goes to the dogs in the bush.

Got to please those shareholders...
and where do they live?

At least in government, agencies are accountable to people, not profit.

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Subject:    [LINK] Public vs Private
Author: "Bernard Robertson-Dunn" <brd@dynamite.com.au>
Date:       4/10/00 8:01

Connecting a few news items....

Jail operator sacked
By SOPHIE DOUEZ
Wednesday 4 October 2000
http://www.theage.com.au/news/20001004/A30320-2000Oct3.html

The Victorian Government yesterday took control of the Metropolitan
Women's  Correctional Centre at Deer Park after sacking the jail's private
operators.

....

The Toilet^H^H^H^H^H^H Atlanta Games were privately run

The Best Games Ever (tm) were government run.

Now tell me again - the private sector does things better than the public
sector? - like delivery of IT services?

-- 
If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
-- Dilbert

Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd@dynamite.com.au