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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're a garage owner, and you could fill your garage at $8/hour, why would you charge less?

The city owns a bunch of parking spaces; if they can fill them at $8/hour, why should they charge less?

(I don't know if $8 is the right amount. If they charge $8 and there are bunches of spots unused, then they should lower the price.)[/quote]

Is the DC government a business now?[/quote]

You're not answering the PP's question.

"The city owns a bunch of parking spaces; [u]if they can fill them at $8/hour, why should they charge less[/u]?"[/quote]

The city could also charge people $10,000 a month for running water. Should they do that too?[/quote]

You're still not answering the PP's question. I will point out, also, that $10,000/month is surely not the market price for running water for a household in DC, and that access to running water is really not comparable to cheap street parking for bars.[/quote]

Which is why DC Water is a regulated entity under the auspice of the DC Public Service Commission, whose board is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council.

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