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Those who may believe that privatization of the many basics we now pay for through taxes would result in a better deal for the average citizen should be wary of things like the increasing popularity of “convenience fees” for things like online ticket purchases, or the 25 percent upcharge for concessions at a sporting event, which exist simply because the entities selling these services know you have no other choice than to pay it, and that it will result in more profit.

In almost all cases, I believe that privatization of the numerous services now provided by government will result in a better deal. Growing up in Rhode Island in the 1970's and 1980's, I recall some of my first experiences with the inefficiency of government when visiting the Department of Motor Vehicles to register my first car. I waited for hours in a line. When I finally got to the teller, she gave me a form and told me to fill it out and get back in line, at the end. The "unfortunate price of society" or poorly managed resources?

I have witnessed in my life many examples of inefficiency in government. To be fair, private enterprises aren't perfectly efficient either. But, a private business differs from its government counterparts in that its only option to succeed, and thus stay in business, is to persuade its customers to voluntarily part with their money. The customers' ability to choose in voluntary business transactions separates those businesses which succeed from those which fail. It is this very choice that is the hallmark of a free economy, and which ultimately improves our quality of life.

The author warns us of the increasing popularity of 25 percent upcharges at a sporting event, an example of greedy businessmen seeking even more profit. However, the author ignores the important fact that a customer can choose whether or not to go to the sporting event in the first place. With government services, there is no such choice. He pays the taxes or loses the few liberties that remain.