Advocates of privatizing public services promise that the magic of the free market will result in better services for fewer tax dollars, but time and again those ideological claims run headlong into reality. Private companies have to turn a profit, and that means cutting corners, paying lower wages and often failing to provide quality goods and services.Read more.
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
Privatization of Public Services Works Poorly
Michigan prisons recently were the subject of a report by Bill Moyers. The first paragraph sums up the problem with privatizing any public service.
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