It is naive to think that the government can just be 23% more efficient at getting you electricity. This excludes account for tax exceptions, cheaper financing or even government financing. The government is a monopoly and not allowing competitors in with legislation and using tax dollars to be more "efficient".

The referee should not be able to play the game.

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tvink 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"Efficient"? Nobody believes that the sourcing is more efficient. It's the profit-margin which the government doesn't need which makes the difference, they can be significantly less efficient and still beat "investors" who have shareholders to pay.

	▲	nodrog3000 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I meant "Efficient" as in delivering the power for less cost. Investors don't necessarily care about a profit margin either. Space X is a trillion dollar company and has 0 profit.

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zoeysmithe 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Its naive to think that removing the rent-seeking middle-man class won't lead to savings. Same with private healthcare costs vs more socialized or single-payer systems.

	▲	nodrog3000 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		rent seeking middleman? I would say the government has the most special privileges of the competitors in the market no? We have the most expensive healthcare in the world and some of the worse it is a over regulated industry full of complexity and corruption. Look at industries without government involvement, the less involvement the cheaper and better things get. healthcare, education, and child care all suck. tvs, software, and clothes, all cheap and very good. I love this chart: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F...