Privatize Profits, Socialize Losses

The cluster centers on repeated invocations of the idiom 'privatize the profits and socialize the losses' to criticize economic systems where private entities reap gains while the public bears risks and costs. Discussions often reference bailouts, subsidies, or public-private partnerships exemplifying this dynamic.

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investopedia.com e.g IF UK USA losses.asp NHS losses socialize profits private socializing private sector gains private property socialized sector

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chii Mar 8, 2013 View on HN

yep, privatized profit, but socialized losses.

greenleafjacob Sep 26, 2018 View on HN

You mean privatize profits and socialize losses.

tempname2 Jan 6, 2024 View on HN

Aka privatize profits, socialize losses.

totetsu Jan 13, 2026 View on HN

Because privatized $$$ and public !!!

blackbear_ Apr 3, 2024 View on HN

Privatize the profits and socialize the losses, here we go again.

ftxbro Sep 7, 2023 View on HN

is this what they mean by privatizing profits and socializing losses

aaomidi Apr 28, 2020 View on HN

And yet again, privatized profits, socialized losses.

BobbyTables2 Jul 27, 2024 View on HN

Must be nice to privatize the profits and socialize the losses!

doingmyting May 29, 2021 View on HN

Just another case of privatizing gains and socializing losses. A tale as old as America itself.

thephyber Jul 22, 2020 View on HN

Sounds like privatizing the gains and socializing the losses to me.