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The Blog for Sunday, January 02, 2005

"Privatization Reservations"

    Now they start to see it:
    In his latest privatization venture, Gov. Jeb Bush is now looking to lay off 6,440 state workers and hand a five-year, $701-million contract to a company to do the same job. But a review committee he created has offered an unusual assessment: The conversion may not save taxpayers a dime.

    So why pursue it?
    "Privatization reservations". With all due respect, the media should have given privatization the scrutiny and criticism it deserved from day one (a mere "reservation" about privatization at this late juncture doesn't cut it) - instead the media let the GOoPer privatization train leave the station, with little opposition, let alone critical analysis (although there was some).

    Now, thousands of public employee careers have been destroyed and Floridians have been left with an inferior product; and it will only get worse, now that these entrepreneurs (and GOoPer contributors) control huge sectors of Florida government - when contracts are set to be renewed or re-bid these companies will have the bargaining advantage (after all, the state can only take the work back with great difficulty), and we will pay big time.

    As for the editorial board's question, if it doesn't save money "why pursue it?", surely they jest? We of course know why "Jeb!" and his "amen chorus" luuuv privatization. See also "Privatization Costs Floridians Millions of Dollars".

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