The hospital will still be run by physicians, surgeons, nurses, and administrators certified by the government. People still can only see certain kinds of health care providers, use certain kinds of insurance, and remain unable to buy most medicines without a doctor,s or nurse,s prescription. Privatization of a public hospital does not mean people are now free to choose whatever kind of healer they prefer, take whatever medicine or substance they desire, or set up their own health care center or hospital without government approval and oversight. In these new privately-owned jails, prisoners are still abused, beaten, and raped, guards still run the smallest details of prisoners, lives, and people continue to be locked up without their consent. Without government action there would be no prisoners, and therefore no prisons, public or private.
Anarchists value private decision-making and private voluntary agreements between individuals.
Privatization sounds appealing to some anarchists, because it holds out the hope of decreasing such state involvement and interference in people,s lives. But, while it does alter the way in which government interacts with individuals, it generally does not result in any increase in people,s freedom to choose how to live. It doesn,t give us more options, it often doesn,t provide better service, and it doesn,t stop government from reaching into our pockets to obtain the money to subsidize many of these new enterprises. And it certainly doesn,t decrease our taxes, since governments always find new ways to spend our money, even if privatization has resulted in some savings. People should be free to produce and consume whatever they want, as long as they don,t interfere with others, equal freedom to do so.