> The simplest way to understand if society wants something is if it will pay for it.
Through market approach? This has never worked for roads, fire service, police, courts, sewage, water supply or any other natural monopoly.
Victorian Britain actually had a court system where you would pay the judge to judge you, and the more you paid, the 'better' the judging. You fan imagine the issues...
Not everything works the simplest way. But you'll note that all of those subcontract lots of companies to do their building, cleaning, maintenance, decorating, HR, IT, etc etc.
The things it doesn't work for are very easily defined, and don't interfere with the fact that almost everything does work well like that.
Through market approach? This has never worked for roads, fire service, police, courts, sewage, water supply or any other natural monopoly.
Victorian Britain actually had a court system where you would pay the judge to judge you, and the more you paid, the 'better' the judging. You fan imagine the issues...