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@Laurelai @upshotknothole @clacke Because when they "privatize" a utility it's by handing a preexisting (regional) monopoly over to a private company. Since it's a monopoly, they regulate rates, which means the company does other stuff like underinvesting in infrastructure and shutting off people's heat.

Taking a government monopoly and turning it into a quasi-private monopoly would be more properly called "dodging accountability" than "privatization".