It probably depends where the cost increase is coming from. I know that the mini-wage spiral we had earlier this year has meant that labour is now more expensive than ever. If that human cost is the driving factor for these price increase, then private or public, that would likely still happen. Imagine if housing was socialized, or at least heavily regulated? Imagine if food was provided not for financial value, but to feed? No more dumping of perfectly fine crops just to prevent the devaluation of prices in the supermarkets to keep the profits flowing.
It always feels like a kick in the teeth while maintaining a life is so absurdly expensive, how can 1 worker produce that much value in order to sustain themselves in the modern world? Corpo-services like thames water are just a symptom. So yeah, like you, I’m crossing my fingers, but they’ve been crossed for so long already as things only slip further down
It probably depends where the cost increase is coming from. I know that the mini-wage spiral we had earlier this year has meant that labour is now more expensive than ever. If that human cost is the driving factor for these price increase, then private or public, that would likely still happen. Imagine if housing was socialized, or at least heavily regulated? Imagine if food was provided not for financial value, but to feed? No more dumping of perfectly fine crops just to prevent the devaluation of prices in the supermarkets to keep the profits flowing.
It always feels like a kick in the teeth while maintaining a life is so absurdly expensive, how can 1 worker produce that much value in order to sustain themselves in the modern world? Corpo-services like thames water are just a symptom. So yeah, like you, I’m crossing my fingers, but they’ve been crossed for so long already as things only slip further down