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Subject:	Re: Art? or Theft? or just signs that NPR is damaged.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sun, 12 Oct 2003 19:12:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tim David wrote: > how about companies that are run for the benefit of the stock/shareholders to > the detriment of service to the customer? How about them? In a free market, they won't be in business very long, will they? > This is endemic in companies that > supply services to the public sector, especially where the service was > previously 'in-house' examples of this are common on the railways in the uk. Perhaps you can elaborate a bit on what exactly you're getting at.

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		Re: Art? or Theft? or just signs that NPR is damaged.
(...) Sorry, I'm not really being relevant. Just a bit p****d off with the government privatising and contracting out stuff. I can't see how it can cost less or be better as at the end of the day some of the money has to go to shareholders. In the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Art? or Theft? or just signs that NPR is damaged.
(...) how about companies that are run for the benefit of the stock/shareholders to the detriment of service to the customer? This is endemic in companies that supply services to the public sector, especially where the service was previously (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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