Self-study
Powell: Support Private waste-removal companies spend 60 percent of what public waste-removal companies spend per customer, yet give their customers at least as good service. ███████ █████████████ ██████████ ██████████ ████ ████ ████████████
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Speaker 1 Summary
Powell concludes that private waste-removal companies are more efficient than public waste-removal companies. This is because the private companies spend a lot less to remove waste, but provide at least as good service as the public companies do.
Speaker 2 Summary
Freeman points out that private companies, unlike public companies, can cherry pick their customers. They can choose not to serve customers who would be the most costly to serve. Thus, Freeman believes we cannot conclude private waste-removal companies are more efficient than public ones. It could simply be that private companies serve less costly customers.
Objective
We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree on whether we can conclude that private companies are more efficient than public companies. Powell thinks we can. Freeman thinks we can’t.
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Freeman doesn’t express an opinion. Her point is that even if the statistic is correct, it could be a product of private companies’ ability to select customers, not a product of their efficiency.
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This is a point of disagreement. Powell believes the reason is that private companies are more efficient. Freeman believes that we cannot conclude the reason is greater efficiency. To Freeman, the reason could be private companies’ exclusion of most costly customers.
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Powell doesn’t express an opinion about this. It’s possible Powell agrees that private companies have this ability, but just thinks private companies don’t exercise it.
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Neither speaker comments on whether local authorities will turn public waste-removal companies into private ones.
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Powell doesn’t have an opinion about this. He doesn’t comment on how the needs of a customer might relate to the costs of serving that customer.