I just suggested the same thing for professions like electricians, plumbers, maintenance for schools and public buildings. Contract it out....We need to get rid of these big fat government pensions....it’s a snowball and it’s killing us!!
A serious question to you. If the public sector can’t afford to provide for pensions and benefits, how can the private sector? If the private sector doesn’t do this or provide for these functions in their wage base what is the alternate consequence?
Without some kind of health plan, disability plan and retirement savings program we end up with people for whom sickness resulting in a long or short term inability to work or old age is more-or-less a death sentence. Certainly all of these things can be provided by some kind of private insurance programs but it still has to be paid for.
Many people in the labor class are taking home a just adequate living wage. Others are more prosperous but still probably do not generate enough excess cash to provide the benefits they need.
Fedex manages much of their cost by an army of part-time workers who have no benefits.
For there to be any savings in labor cost as a result of privatization benefits have to be fewer or somehow less costly. So, the question is, by what means are labor costs cut and with what long term consequence to the general well being. If one does not care about this any solution is acceptable.