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Queensland's assets are too important to trust to the government : Comments

By Gary Johns, published 11/11/2014

Voters should also ask whether last century's government ownership model is still the best way to deliver services.

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Incredibly unconvincing argument for privatization!
If government's role is reduced to just making rules and regulations, do we really need nine governments to do it?
And at a cost to the taxpayer of 70 annual billions before so much as a single act is passed or enacted.
Do we really need different road rules, registration and state borders, which are never ever recognized by criminals and evil doers, who are instead, able to escape justice by simply crossing them!
Nowhere is this globalized world can one find as much as a single credible example of privatization actually producing lower fees or charges, or a better superior service; but rather, one riddled with brown outs and black outs, and not the sort of thing needed by shop owners or consumers, trying to keep their food frozen and themselves cool, during increasingly hot weather.
And Telstra's reduced service model after privatization, particularly with small business operators, is legendary.
The poles and wires thing is a reflection on extreme intransigence, rather than pragmatism.
Which would have seen the old coal fired system allowed to wind down and replaced with thorium reactors, connected to micro grids, with a resulting halving of average power prices; but particularly industrial energy.
Which halved, would attract most of the high tech industries/self funded retirees of the world right here.
Which if matched by long overdue tax reform and massive simplification, would see even more wanting to relocate or simply return right here.
I own a solar power system, and not because I wanted to earn an income as a private player; but rather, because I like most Queenslanders, are feed up being treated as captive cash cows!
One only has too hark back to the privatization of Q'ld gas, and the 400% increase within weeks, to understand where this argument is heading.
As for government's proper role?
Well in living memory, that was largely connected with rolling out and providing essential service.
A better dualistic competing for customers model, and competent managers? YES!
Privatization by any name? NO!
Rhrosty.
Posted by Rhrosty, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 11:02:54 AM
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anyone who pushed the Privatisation wheelbarrow, is either delusional or stands to make a lot of money.
Posted by Wolly B, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 7:59:23 PM
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<Finally, privatisation would restore Government to its proper role, which is setting the
< laws and regulations in the economy. The current situation is essentially a rigged game with the government both umpire and player. This leads to the risk of inappropriate
<political interference in business decision making.

Narcissistic business men and women, do not want government regulation to disrupt their corrupt and exploitive behaviour.

The failure of Privatisation.

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2013/08/05/8-ways-privatization-has-failed-america

Privatisation, the good, bad and ugly.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/apr/12/privatisation-good-bad-ugly

Electricity Privatisation failure.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-20/report-finds-electricity-privatisation-a-dismal-failure/5271492

In the late 1990's the government owned nursing homes in the ACT were privatised.

Today complaints are being kept secret.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/aged-care-complaints-kept-secret-20140927-10myjn.html

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/one-in-five-nursing-home-residents-malnourished-study-finds-20130522-2k1oe.html

It is extremely clear that in privatised nursing homes, the elderly are being neglected as private operators try maximise their profits.

That is not to say that neglect can not or does not happen in Publicly run nursing homes, it does.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2014/jan/10/privatisation-benefits-are-not-assured-and-public-are-sceptical-history-shows

http://www.waterjustice.org/uploads/attachments/whywaterprivatisationfails_PDF.pdf

Some advocates of privatisation, say that government regulation can be used to stop exploitation, however politicians are 'open' to influence and he who has the deepest pockets often wins.
Posted by Wolly B, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 8:52:42 PM
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