Caveat emptor.
The only thing private ownership does better than public ownership is provide dividends to private shareholders.
But through public ownership, YOU are the shareholder, and the dividend is better service for all instead of profit for the few.
@LeftistLawyer I've always hated the backwards nature of that expression. Should be the seller being warned to be wary of selling inferior or dangerous products as they are likely to be run out of town or have their shop burned down, but alas no, we live in bizarro world.