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This is basically just a copy-paste of what I've already addressed. So I won't bother addressing this again.
Though I will add, it seems that the real reason for this is religious community, not political affiliation:
https://www.democraticaudit.com/2017/11/17/republicans-give-more-to-charity-but-not-because-they-oppose-income-redistribution/
When I say "cheaper" I don't just mean the literal cost. Servicing a mail address in the middle of nowhere is often not profitable enough. There are diseases that are not profitable to treat/cure. There are students that private institutions would treat as a lost cause.
But the cost of not having these services is huge. We need a functioning mail system, a healthcare system that heals people, and an education system that educates everyone.
But even ignoring the external, nebulous costs, the literal cost is most always cheaper.
The school one is an example that doesn't exist in a vacuum. Those private institutions have to compete with the public ones, which means they can't really fuck people over on the price too much. The other thing is that private schools don't have enough of a market share to reach their end stage capitalism levels of price gouging. You're comparing apples to oranges.
Habitat for humanity is financially supported by the government, somewhere to the tune of $21,000,000,000 according to their website.
https://www.habitat.org/costofhome/impact?keyword=promo1--home
They also extensively work with local governments to bring costs down. Again you're comparing apples to oranges.
Believe it or not, I am here to speak honestly. My above response here was not a quick one to make. Trolls don't put effort into responses.
I literally gave you a response on why your examples do not support your conclusion.
That's how a discussion works.
I am aware that it is the fact. But as I've already explained, that example does not support your conclusion.
It's like you didn't even read anything I said. I can't have a conversation with you if you're not willing to be honest.
You're also pretending that education is the only service out there, when it isn't. Even if you were right on this point on education (you're not because of my above explanation), there are still other services out there. Pointing out the exception doesn't tell you anything about the trend.