Originally Posted by
ninja9578
Capitalism on necessities causes price spikes. You know that the FCC mandates that the only difference between a generic and name brand drug is the sugar coating? That's it. So the difference between a 20 cent generic pill and the 20 dollar brand name is 19.80 worth of sugar. The doctors give you the more expensive one because the insurance companies are paying for it, which is why insurance rates grow at >10x inflation.
Go ahead, desocialize the fire department. That's a service that people need. Business 101, if people need you, raise your prices. IT now costs you $200 to get your cat out of a tree and if something really bad happens like your house catches fire, it'll cost you $10,000. Of course, you have insurance, right now they cover replacement of your belongings, but now they have to cover the fire bills too, so their prices go way up.
Desocialize the police force. Poor areas will be overrun by gangs since no one can afford protection. People will either turn to guns (which the civilized world will call bad) or join other gangs for protection. Mob rule will insue.
Learn from history and business 101. Pure capitalism fails miserably.