"The Good and Bad Side of Privatising Roads and Water Supply."

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Good day, people of Hive! Welcome to my blog. Today's topic is "Private Industry," so let's dive in.

Let's imagine waking up one morning and then realising that we have to pay before we can use the road in front of our house. Every time we step out, whether in our car, on foot, etc., we must pay for it. Same goes when we turn on our tap, and water won't flow unless we pay for it.
This is what life would look like if private businesses owned and controlled roads and water instead of the government. Though this might sound absurd or strange because these are basic things that everyone needs. But let me ask this question. Would it really be a bad thing or not? So let's look at the good and bad sides of letting private businesses control roads and water.

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The Good Side of It

When the private industry is in charge, they focus on keeping things in good shape, because they don't want any complaints and also because they want to make money. They will do everything possible to keep the road smooth and free from potholes, and they will also make sure that the water is clean and safe to drink.

Also, if something gets damaged either from the road or water, they will fix it immediately because they won't want to disappoint their customers. Unlike the government, we will have to wait for months before they can repair a bad road or water. A company would act fast because every delay means they are losing money.

Another good side is that it also creates job opportunities for everyone because the private businesses will need a lot of workers to maintain the road and water supply, fix problems, and handle customers concerns. By doing this, it could improve the quality of service people receive.

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The Bad Side of It

The bad side of private industry taking over is cost. Since private businesses are not charities, they will charge money for every service. Imagine needing water to cook or bathe, but we can't afford it, it can be frustrating. For example, imagine we need to rush someone to the hospital, especially a pregnant woman, or we need to rush to school because we are late for our exam; only to be stopped because we haven't paid the road fee. That would be so frustrating.

Because private businesses focus on making money, they might set high prices, knowing that people won't have a choice but to pay.

The only people who would suffer from this will be the poor, because the private businesses only care about profits; they might focus on wealthy areas and ignore others, leaving them with bad roads and unreliable water supply. Only the rich can enjoy all these without complaining because it won't be difficult for them.

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In some countries, we will see that they make their people pay for water before they can use it. For example, in South Africa and Ghana, some homes have prepaid water metres, so if they don't pay, no water comes out. Also, in the U.S. and India, water companies send them their water bills every month or based on usage (how they use it).

In my own perspective

Instead of giving full control to private businesses or leaving everything to the government. Both of them can work together to ensure things run smoothly while remaining affordable for everyone.

In conclusion, private roads and water have their own good and bad sides. And also private businesses will keep them in good shape, but it might become too expensive for people to afford.

This is my entry for the Hive Learners Featured Content Week 154 Edition 03

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