At point is it legitimate for a certain government (state, city, municipal etc) to say a commodity or service (water, utilities etc) should be a right for all of its citizens? And provide the public utility as a monopoly?

Will emerging network states / city states do the same?

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You don’t think the government should provide any commodity or service? Are we talking like private roads and justice system? If so, then I’m curious what you think the government should do.

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call me crazy but i think markets might be a more efficient way to provide cheap goods and services at scale compared to government-run monopolies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A couple of questions on this. What’s the evidence for this claim? Is/ Should efficiency be the only goal when it comes to the provision of public utilities? Do you think this would lead to better outcomes for society as a whole?