First lower taxes and starve government and then offer to take those pesky public amenities off the governments hands.. for cheap of course! The public should hold on to every asset it can because a) it makes money for us, and b) if the private sector gets their mitts on it they need to make a profit so not only will the public lose the revenue but will end up paying higher prices for a potentially worse service. If the private sector then screws up the ownership then it will be necessary for the public to come in and bail it out... there just is no downside for the private sector.. who by the way are supposed to be out there being entrpreneurial, innovative and risk taking ! What happened?