I’ve been thinking about this common anti-Libertarian trope quite a bit as this ongoing situation with DC Water continues. Description of the trope is courtesy the Mises folks, who meet the mark some the time, but far from often.
A sewer is not a road. In fact, I’d say that proper wastewater treatment is more important to the protection of life and property than a road ever could be.
So, a collective effort to provide those protections can be justified I think.
Why the hell, then, does government need to run it in perpetuity? I could say the same of the now-not-getting-paid TSA who are all Federal employees thanks to Harry Reid.
The Beltway Swamp media has been doing a job that’s a lot like what was spilled into the Potomac.
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime accident. Of course, the lawsuits are finally starting, but I really can’t find anything about who’s been disciplined for it.
I don’t really care who was at fault. A sternly-worded letter of reprimand is insufficient. Someone, probably lots of people, should have to find different employment because of this.
But if we ignore the issue, maybe it’ll float out into the Bay, and nobody will remember.