Re:Preemption (Score 1)

If I have a few dollars a month I can buy a cell phone. And the infrastructure (cell tower) will be built as a commercial FOR PROFIT facility. And I get an immediate payoff - instant communication, prestige of having a cell phone, perhaps even the ability to sell calls. IF I have a few dollars a month and I want electricity or running water, well, Either I need some big bucks up front or a spend them as taxes to get the infrastructure built. In most cases electricity and water are perceived as public utilities, built with public money (taxes) and priced at the lowest possible (and perhaps subsidized) cost. More over I might not understand how many people die from untreated water and not value that service.