So the idea is that private enterprises are able to run refugee centers cheaper and more efficiently than the government. Unfortunately, it doesn&#x27;t work and is a myth. It&#x27;s a myth that fits hacker news because we are all entrepreneurs here..<p>Private companies have just as much waste as the government. One random example: Pension funds. The private ones are all more expensive than the government run ones. A share of the income needs to go to marketing and profits -&gt; higher prices. Common sense.<p>All across the board it is the same situation, and it has been shown in study after study. Health care, train operators, retirement homes, banks, military... , banks.. When private enterprises take over prices go up and the service level goes down. Again, it&#x27;s common sense, a number of private companies fighting for market share and profits are more wasteful than one government organization run with zero profit.<p>I forgot. One counter-example is telecom which has benefited from privatization. But it is an area in which <i>a lot</i> has happened in the last two decades so it is not clear privatization is the sole cause of it.<p>I was asked for links:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sns.se&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;konkurrensens_konsekvenser_pod_2.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sns.se&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;konkurrensens_konsekve...</a>
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