17th January 2001 San Francisco was without electricity(1), no traffic lights, elevators stopped, no ATMs working. Governor Gray Davis declared some kind of emergency, which entitled him to buy electricity and distribute it to the power companies not able to supply their customers. He declared the deregulation a "dangerous mistake".
The hopeless situation for public transportation in England - and the many train collisions - can also mainly be referred to the upsplit and privatization of British Rail.
I know there are many other cases of such major problems, which have arisen out of this Friedmanisation and I should be glad to receive from You examples from all countries.
Swedish journal: Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 19 January 2001.
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