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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
I don't understand the point of privatizing essential public sector jobs other than making a few people more wealthy. Pay less to a private company to pick up garbage, residents receive a worst quality of service due to said company cutting corners to make a profit, residents complain to the city who end up having to send their own trucks back out to resolve issues, and more money gets spent than the original setup. Why the hell would the council approve this?
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Pure speculation but pensions might be becoming an issue for municipalities. DB pensions are expensive, there's a reason many private (non government) businesses have moved away from them.