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11. I never knew how big the difference between the parties was until the newt wanted to privitize...

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 07:43 PM

Feb 2013

The National Parks. The idea was so incredibly stupid I was stunned. I've never taken the time to do the math, but if you take any park and look at the budget divided by the number of visitors, plus a hefty increase to cover the fat salary of a parasitic CEO, and factor in the fact that that would mean fewer visitors and you would come up with a fee that none of us could pay to visit our parks. They would become another playground for the super wealthy.
It was then that I realized the republicans hate people like me (based on economics, I'm white, evangelical christian, military, etc.) and I have hated them passionately every since.

Also, thanks for posting the FDR quote. It should be hung permanently on the front page of DU with a statement saying we won't give up until this is in the constitution (wouldn't Scalia mess his drawers).

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Some things that should NEVER be "PRIVATIZED" in a Democracy: [View all] bvar22 Feb 2013 OP

If education should never be privatized, all the way through a graduate degree........ OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #1

Private schools can't substitute for public education. Private schools are just a drop in the duffyduff Feb 2013 #6

PUblic MOney should be spent on our public schools. bvar22 Feb 2013 #17

Endowments Granted by billionares who went to Harvard and Yale ... YOHABLO Feb 2013 #98

I don't think students attending private schools should be eligible for Pell Grants. tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #50

He isn't saying that all education or all transportation has to be JDPriestly Feb 2013 #80

Correct. grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #100

These "private" for profit colleges Smilo Feb 2013 #122

K&R! jannyk Feb 2013 #2

............. Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3

If no method of communication can ever be privatized, how do new technologies ever happen, dkf Feb 2013 #4

One word for you - DARPA GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #5

How much do you think it cost to create all the cell phone and data infrastructure? dkf Feb 2013 #7

We built the Interstate system and could certainly fund that. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #12

and rural electrification back in the day Doctor_J Feb 2013 #58

So we did. And as Sir Francis Urquhart would say, GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #71

TVA. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #32

Look at high speed rail and renewable energy... dkf Feb 2013 #36

I think there's a lot of deliberate crippling going on. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #37

Which goes to the dysfunction I was speaking of. dkf Feb 2013 #39

when we stop electing politicians that want to drown it in a bathtub, it will. corkhead Feb 2013 #56

Mostly because of the crazy Republican ideologues who JDPriestly Feb 2013 #83

And you want them in charge of your broadband access? dkf Feb 2013 #89

DARPA originated the concept and demoed it. Industry and academia took it from there ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #116

Plenty of academia is funded by the government. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #151

Not anywhere near what they used to ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #152

Thanks in part to Republicans. Hissyspit Feb 2013 #155

DARPA developed computers disndat Feb 2013 #121

Far from true ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #153

If the internet was created by a private company adieu Feb 2013 #10

The Internet is public but not the infrastructure used by the public. dkf Feb 2013 #26

Not quite timdog44 Feb 2013 #41

Along with accounting shenanigans. dkf Feb 2013 #43

They spent $2 billion on broadband operations. dkf Feb 2013 #47

More on broadband failures... dkf Feb 2013 #49

Ever heard of Open Source? JDPriestly Feb 2013 #84

But I can't get to it without broadband or cell. dkf Feb 2013 #88

All of the Open Source software is privately owned and licensed for public use ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #115

I don't think the dichotomy is between government and JDPriestly Feb 2013 #145

Not every for profit is a "gouger", even in the S/W world ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #147

No, that's not why Worldcom went broke. Not even remotely. idwiyo Feb 2013 #95

The Internet is collection of private networks cooperatively agreeing to share data ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #114

So why has the internet not failed? former9thward Feb 2013 #29

I don't think we should be deluded. timdog44 Feb 2013 #51

Actually, you know what made the internet not fail? Commercial activity. X_Digger Feb 2013 #86

They take 20-25% off the top Doctor_J Feb 2013 #108

Public funding coupled with legislation to create monopolies, etc. mwooldri Feb 2013 #60

The Private Sector is perfectly free to develop whatever they wish to develop, bvar22 Feb 2013 #126

+1000 nt LWolf Feb 2013 #8

How large is the budget going to be for this? OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #9

Privatization often ends up costing more. alarimer Feb 2013 #25

"often" my ass . . . .ALWAYS annabanana Feb 2013 #35

They either cost more drmeow Feb 2013 #64

2 words: British Rail. Enough bloody said. IMNSHO privatisation is good for lining up pockets of the idwiyo Feb 2013 #97

+1000 abelenkpe Feb 2013 #45

I disagree about contractors. hack89 Feb 2013 #149

Spread among 320 million people? Doctor_J Feb 2013 #59

1/3 the budget of the private system. grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #101

I know. Let's raid the military budget. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #124

Twice as large LWolf Feb 2013 #143

I never knew how big the difference between the parties was until the newt wanted to privitize... rwsanders Feb 2013 #11

Well than how do you humbled_opinion Feb 2013 #63

Your comical attempt to apply market forces to the national parks is ridiculous and inverts the rwsanders Feb 2013 #133

LOL Your just silly... humbled_opinion Feb 2013 #150

Your arguments make a lot of sense... rwsanders Feb 2013 #156

how do you get the sun to only shine on certain people? icarusxat Feb 2013 #139

Health Care, not insurance. We would do well to eliminate the entire insurance Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #13

The insurance industry needs much better regulation GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #18

I didn't want to get too far OT. Shared risk is essential, letting a few profit from Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #19

Why can't all insurance be public? Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #24

I've got to do some research and get back to this. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #31

Fundamentally Insurance is gambling thetonka Feb 2013 #137

The Health Insurance Industry: bvar22 Feb 2013 #27

I'm not so sure I want the government to own the means of delivering actual Health "Care", bvar22 Feb 2013 #20

That's the place where producer & consumer co-ops can function well. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #33

That's what they do in England Doctor_J Feb 2013 #57

You're talking about single payer which I'm fairly certain we agree on. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #99

So you avoid hospitals with the word "University" on them? CreekDog Feb 2013 #104

Insurance is not Health Care, totally agree. harun Feb 2013 #118

k&r Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #14

More of this, please! n/t Cracklin Charlie Feb 2013 #15

Glad to see "Health Insurance" on that list 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #16

Mental health facilities Third Doctor Feb 2013 #21

This is screwed up .... Scuba Feb 2013 #22

I could not agree more alarimer Feb 2013 #23

K&R Riley18 Feb 2013 #28

Don't forget Social Security * Redfairen Feb 2013 #30

K&R SalviaBlue Feb 2013 #34

Adoption Agencies. There should be no profit motive there. StevieM Feb 2013 #38

Exactly, the baby scoop era conintiues...just a smaller scoop me b zola Feb 2013 #87

Some people will always feel justified in taking another woman's child. StevieM Feb 2013 #92

Here ye! Here ye! I couldn't agree more! Initech Feb 2013 #40

Unfortunately, we've gotten a long way from... Blanks Feb 2013 #42

I think we should change the way state workers are paid. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #52

I'm not opposed to competition to the government in every instance... Blanks Feb 2013 #106

I would add..... airplaneman Feb 2013 #44

Yeah, I never really understood why people HAVE to pay for water. Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #46

Sarcasm? Bay Boy Feb 2013 #68

The absolute cheapest way to santize water is for individual homes to truedelphi Feb 2013 #134

Banks. Nt abelenkpe Feb 2013 #48

Nicely stated. timdog44 Feb 2013 #53

FDR - 2nd Bill of Rights. Obama - Doctor_J Feb 2013 #54

The Counting Of The Votes Doctor_J Feb 2013 #55

That should definitely be on the list. Thanks for mentioning it. sabrina 1 Feb 2013 #69

The Counting of The Votes should be #1 on The LIST. bvar22 Feb 2013 #128

HEAR HEAR! Well said! (nt) Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #61

Agree and Rec PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #62

Adoption should not be privatized me b zola Feb 2013 #65

Amen!!! (please see my post, #38). If only the American people knew the truth. It breaks my heart to StevieM Feb 2013 #73

Utah has allowed people at certain "state approved" adoption agencies to kidnap babies and truedelphi Feb 2013 #135

Don't forget the parking meters because if you do then you may not be able to afford to park! lunasun Feb 2013 #66

I could perhaps nitpick some tiny details, but for the most part: + about a million! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2013 #67

Central Bank... Agony Feb 2013 #70

Giving this a kick to keep it going. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #72

"Capitalism can do everything"? JamesSchacht Feb 2013 #74

well said! liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #75

K&R forestpath Feb 2013 #76

Capitalism JamesSchacht Feb 2013 #77

I approve this rant against Libertarianism and Ron Paul-esque propaganda. joshcryer Feb 2013 #78

I would add to that list theKed Feb 2013 #79

Responsibility JamesSchacht Feb 2013 #81

You seem to like "airquotes" quite a bit... n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #82

But this is EXACTLY the GOP plan to spur the economy. nt valerief Feb 2013 #85

The last thing I want to see privatized mick063 Feb 2013 #90

Sounds pretty good to me, especially health care. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #91

Recommended. William769 Feb 2013 #93

K & R Raksha Feb 2013 #94

If privatized, We the people, FOREVER INSURE these things. Festivito Feb 2013 #96

+1000 blackspade Feb 2013 #102

if only we could get a manufacturing base iamthebandfanman Feb 2013 #103

I Am Not Opposed to the Privatization of Some of These Items erpowers Feb 2013 #105

Private health insurance is nothing but a death sentence Doctor_J Feb 2013 #109

Competition erpowers Feb 2013 #144

More BS Doctor_J Feb 2013 #148

1 Extremely important thing you left off 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #107

Best post I've seen on this site in awhile. Thanks bvar22. nt TBF Feb 2013 #110

Ditto your remrk. Thanks Bvar! n/t truedelphi Feb 2013 #136

Established for all�regardless of station, race, or creed - TBF Feb 2013 #111

I have often theKed Feb 2013 #112

K&R ck4829 Feb 2013 #113

Oil and Gas Pharaoh Feb 2013 #117

I would add any natural resources that are under ground Major Nikon Feb 2013 #120

And then you get to dig a hole in my back yard? Bay Boy Feb 2013 #129

That would be a local government issue Major Nikon Feb 2013 #132

Also what about scientific grants. Kablooie Feb 2013 #119

Basically health care should not be privatized in any way Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #123

KBR! No, not that one, this one: CrispyQ Feb 2013 #125

Health insurance. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #127

Privatization is such a nice word felix_numinous Feb 2013 #130

The Internet, broadcast wavelengths, the list goes on. How about minerals under the land! Coyotl Feb 2013 #131

Add to that social services for the vulnerable. freshwest Feb 2013 #138

Amen, hallelujah, hear hear, and hip hip hooray. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #140

foundation of everything else.... ahlnord Feb 2013 #141

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #142

K&R! nt raouldukelives Feb 2013 #146

OUR WHOLE FUCKING GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN PRIVATIZED! L0oniX Feb 2013 #154