Ethics Consumerism Is a Movement Thesis

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The interests of one umbrella organization may conflict with the interests of another. This is the reason why so many umbrella organizations have emerged and why there is little unity between them.

5) Privatization is turning over government assets to the private sector. Federalization is returning something to the government. There are a few tradeoffs. With privatization, there is the risk of price gouging, in particular when newly-privatized assets constitute a monopoly (a bridge, for example). With federalization, it is often viewed that the assets are not managed in accordance with maximum productivity. Privatization is often best when the product/service in question is going to be subject to competition (for example state-owned liquor stores like those in New Hampshire or Utah).
Federalization is often best when the product/service falls under auspices normally reserved for the central government, such as issues of national security. There are problems, however, with both. Privatization is risky for governments because of prices rise or service levels fall, the politicians will shoulder the blame, which could cost them votes. Federalization is a risk because it will come under fire from free market advocates. In both cases, net job losses are a risk. Additionally, as has been shown especially with privatization, is that it does not always achieve the end objective, particularly with respect to operational efficiency......

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