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Cyrano

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5. Privatization only makes things disappear

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2014, 08:19 AM

May 2014

Privatized schools made education disappear. Privatizing part of the military made the Geneva Convention disappear. Privatized prisons made fair sentencing laws disappear.

If the Republicans ever gain full control of the government, they'll privatize the Post Office and you'll never see a letter again. Not to mention privatizing health care and Social Security, which means you'll never again see a doctor or a monthly check in your old age.

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Privatization Is the Problem, Not the Solution [View all] unhappycamper May 2014 OP

New Zealand puts this on display time after time. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #1

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast May 2014 #2

We are already seeing it here, with the service side of our military ... aggiesal May 2014 #10

I am with you on all that. Enthusiast May 2014 #11

$5000, $7000, for standard SUV's? ... aggiesal May 2014 #12

Just wait until the results of privatizing education are in. Enthusiast May 2014 #13

And, with the propagandized pap chervilant May 2014 #18

Thirty dollars a meal, yet the repubs are pissed about SNAP. CrispyQ May 2014 #14

How destitute does the average American get before they stop voting republican? mdbl May 2014 #3

The Rethugs win with a repeat performance of the 4Gs kairos12 May 2014 #6

K&R.... daleanime May 2014 #4

Privatization only makes things disappear Cyrano May 2014 #5

When they claim that privatization is cheaper.. RoccoR5955 May 2014 #7

Most People Don't Understand the Importance of Articles Like This mckara May 2014 #8

Stephen Harper Thespian2 May 2014 #9

Privatizing the Commons. CrispyQ May 2014 #15

K&R Blue Owl May 2014 #16

We should stop calling it privatize ... aggiesal May 2014 #17