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**electmobile** · 06-12-2012, 09:55 PM

That's the huge myth we need to overcome. Our National Park Service is doing a great job, way better than some corporate CEO who wants to suck down every profit he can would. We've privatized many of our prisons, and it's been a disaster. It's more expensive than having the government do it, and they have a financial incentive for as many prisoners as possible. Most privatization is just an excuse for corporate welfare. Companies want to suck on the government tit for as much profit as possible, and we the taxpayer end up paying more that we would have otherwise. If you think we were hosed by the bank bailouts, just wait till we privatize all that stuff. It means higher taxes and more corruption and the little guy getting screwed even more than he already is.

It won't cost more. That's a ridiculous assertion. The "costs" he is talking about are bloated union workers losing their jobs. Then they make some crazy leap that those workers will all be on welfare and food stamps, and then small businesses won't have the customer base, and will shut down, and then more people will be on the tit, and so on and so on...

It's typical union fear tactics. And it is absurd, by any criteria.

06-12-2012, 09:55 PM	#24
electmobile Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	That's the huge myth we need to overcome. Our National Park Service is doing a great job, way better than some corporate CEO who wants to suck down every profit he can would. We've privatized many of our prisons, and it's been a disaster. It's more expensive than having the government do it, and they have a financial incentive for as many prisoners as possible. Most privatization is just an excuse for corporate welfare. Companies want to suck on the government tit for as much profit as possible, and we the taxpayer end up paying more that we would have otherwise. If you think we were hosed by the bank bailouts, just wait till we privatize all that stuff. It means higher taxes and more corruption and the little guy getting screwed even more than he already is. It won't cost more. That's a ridiculous assertion. The "costs" he is talking about are bloated union workers losing their jobs. Then they make some crazy leap that those workers will all be on welfare and food stamps, and then small businesses won't have the customer base, and will shut down, and then more people will be on the tit, and so on and so on... It's typical union fear tactics. And it is absurd, by any criteria.
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