Privatized electric grid as a market led to Enron causing unnecessary rolling blackouts to make money.
The government is not a static hivemind, and deregulation and privatization are not panaceas.
The US political class (elected fraction of government) is among the most corrupt in the world. Campaign finance reform will never happen because the rich run America. If you think the rich have the needs of the many in mind when they spend billions on lobbying to get their way, I don't think you're fully aware of the situation in which America finds herself.
The government is not a static hivemind, and deregulation and privatization are not panaceas.
The US political class (elected fraction of government) is among the most corrupt in the world. Campaign finance reform will never happen because the rich run America. If you think the rich have the needs of the many in mind when they spend billions on lobbying to get their way, I don't think you're fully aware of the situation in which America finds herself.