Thread:Comments:United Nations: More people with access to cell phones than toilets in India/Neoliberalism is dead./reply (12)

Precisely, the concept of privitised lavatories is ludicrous (despite there being some, such as American free-market libertarian John Stossel who find it to be a splendid idea.) The private sector could however easily provide plumbing expertise and wastewater/sewage infrastructure development, but as business is solely motivated by the potential for profit, this essential public service has not been deemed worthwhile. The government, which has a responsibility to look after the welfare of all its citizens, has not stepped up to the challenge either, likely due to the fact that there is far less money invested in the Public sector than the private, due to regressive tax policies and privitisation of important industries which should be either nationalised, municipally owned or worker-owned for the public good.

Such are the obvious pitfalls of an economic system that rewards callous greed and discourages humanitarian generosity.