> All of which could be much more efficiently provided by private enterprises competing in a free market. (Emphasis in original.)
That's one, ideological view. Another view is that the so-called free market is very focused on the short term, which isn't conducive to providing public goods [1].
Moreover, the "free" market seldom actually is, because more than a few of the players work at least as hard on amassing market power and excluding competition as they do on competing.
That's one, ideological view. Another view is that the so-called free market is very focused on the short term, which isn't conducive to providing public goods [1].
Moreover, the "free" market seldom actually is, because more than a few of the players work at least as hard on amassing market power and excluding competition as they do on competing.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_good