Originally Posted by Willravel

You're assuming my argument was based on "absolute necessities". It wasn't.

What happens when the military is private? One, it's a hell of a lot more expensive (like health care). The individuals employed are paid substantially higher than their public counterparts would be (like health care) despite not having any better training, but also have to worry about legal problems (like health care) because they like to screw people over in order to make a quick buck (like health care) or because some employees are allowed to act unethically (like health care). They often are vertically integrated in the political structure (like health care), and have powerful lobbyists (like health care) that can help to shield the private industry from the regulation it needs (like health care). They use media outlets to trumpet the benefits of their private services (like health care), but actively prevent dissent from reaching the public (like health care).

I could go on and on and on.