Three Flushes for American Capitalism!

In praise of privately operated bathrooms that serve the public.

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The greatest city in the world—New York, New York—is home to 8 million souls, a magnet for 52 million tourists a year, and legendary for the grossest public toilets this side of a Turkish prison. That makes sense, since nobody really owns public toilets, leading to the ultimate tragedy of the commons.

Luckily, the city's bookstores, coffee shops, boutiques, and other businesses welcome the full-bladdered with open stalls and scrubbed toilets.

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