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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sat Nov 9, 2013, 04:21 PM Nov 2013

What percentage of our government has been privatized?

Here's what I have heard:

Military - 40%
NSA - 70%
Prisons - 60%

etc...etc...

I'd like to see a chart including electrical power generation and distribution to our homes, water, etc.

The destruction of our "Commons" for profit.

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What percentage of our government has been privatized? (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2013 OP

Congress 99.9% nt valerief Nov 2013 #1

Before the mid nineties, a lot of power generation was either owned by cities Agnosticsherbet Nov 2013 #2

Much of Medicare and Medicaid is privatized. Hoyt Nov 2013 #3

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. Congress 99.9% nt

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 04:25 PM

Nov 2013

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

2. Before the mid nineties, a lot of power generation was either owned by cities

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 04:40 PM

Nov 2013

or regulated because of the policy that cheap electricity would be good for the economy. But starting in the 90's, power utilities were deregulated and privatized. The article from USA today shows how the promised savings turned into big prices increases in the cost of electricity and the enrichment of big energy companies.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2007-08-09-power-prices_n.htm

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Much of Medicare and Medicaid is privatized.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 04:44 PM

Nov 2013

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