> It isn’t a matter of socialism, it’s a matter of attracting businesses to the city.
Amen! Some things just make pure business sense to do. Raping-and-pillaging for what should be commodities just doesn’t make business sense. Yet we do this, and it is a nett drain on our economy. These things should be enablers that allow us to leverage the truly smart stuff for a profit. There is nothing smart about a commodity service.
Not how I would phrase it. It’s more like public transportation.