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Almost all costs are borne by the private sector and all work is done by the private sector.

If problems develop, some of the costs will be borne by me, and some by society at large.

This seems to be borne out by the arguments about, say, the speed of disclosure vs patching.

So you're saying the total cost is lower, and borne only by the people incurring it, not every taxpayer?

You're missing the point, which is that the costs are not borne by customers but by everyone on the road.

Energy storage is quickly becoming a critical part of the distribution infrastructure, whose cost should be borne by the unpredictable intermittent producers.

Costs are borne by the company's investors or offset using profits from previous ventures.

And yes, the most reasonable assumption has not always been borne out - Apple has released items like some wild rumors now and again.

Low cost is debatable but possibly accurate compared to current payment methods (though CC charges are mostly borne by the vendor, an important distinction).

I feel that the machine here is borne more out of ideology than logic or necessity.

They were disregarding safety, making children work 14 hour days, spreading food borne diseases, adding cocaine to their products, etc.

I'm sure some of those helicopter rides out to taxi those requiring medical assistance are being borne by tax payers.

Advertising is most certainly a "negative externality." Its cost is not fully borne by the firm, but rather imposed on intermediaries and externals.

Also, it's wrong to suggest that the costs are borne by the "private sector" when all of that private sector money is coming from monopoly rents handed to them by the government.

"Members of this year’s graduating class left their campuses owing an average of $35,051, about twice the levels borne by their counterparts two decades earlier (after adjusting for inflation)."

> Also, it's wrong to suggest that the costs are borne by the "private sector" when all of that private sector money is coming from monopoly rents handed to them by the government.