Gee it&#x27;s almost like certain things shouldn&#x27;t be privatized and profit-driven...<p>I never was able to wrap my head around this argument.  If something is both (a) not commercially viable and (b) necessary, then it should be funded by taxed and operate (gasp!) at a loss.<p>Capitalist economics work <i>really</i> well for certain problems, and abysmally for others.  Public water works falls into the latter category, as evidenced by Flint.