write a three to five sentence response to this discussion post Overall, the privatization of public services can cut costs for the government. However, at the same time, it can create costlier things in the long run. When it comes to the increase of services due to federal mandates, there are two directions to go with that. The first is that yes, for a while it did drive up the price of certain services. This was because, after mandates, the local/state government then had to find money to meet those mandates. That would then impose on their budgets and funding. However, the Unfunded Mandates Reform was created to help stop this. This created a block for them to be able to pass mandates without considering the money and where it would come from. A second thing done was the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) started to calculate the costs that came along with the proposed mandates. The cost would deter voting for or against it. Overall, actions that come from higher-up governments does have effects on the lower forms of government, especially financial