I think you are attempting to argue that in fact my complaint is against so-called "privatization".
My complaint here is about the corruption of government. And yes, corrupt officials arrange deals with "private" firms that exist only to get such deals and which hire retired officials as lobbyists, etc.
In the prison example, corruption exists across the arbitrary public/private line that you are drawing. In California, the prison guards union is a lobbying group that supports criminalizing nearly anything, in hopes that stricter laws will lead to more inmates and more job security for guards.
My complaint here is about the corruption of government. And yes, corrupt officials arrange deals with "private" firms that exist only to get such deals and which hire retired officials as lobbyists, etc.
In the prison example, corruption exists across the arbitrary public/private line that you are drawing. In California, the prison guards union is a lobbying group that supports criminalizing nearly anything, in hopes that stricter laws will lead to more inmates and more job security for guards.