Posts with the tag privatization
A destructive trend has gripped this country over the past three decades. Culminating with Grover Norquist's infamous musing about government ("get it down to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub"), the fanatical movement to dismantle, and subsequently privatize our public structures has damaged America.
Public structures include tangible items like roads, bridges, parks and levees. But, intangible things like an emergency management system, food inspection procedures and standards for clean drinking water are also public structures. Read More »
Public structures include tangible items like roads, bridges, parks and levees. But, intangible things like an emergency management system, food inspection procedures and standards for clean drinking water are also public structures. Read More »
So what is the deal with the painfully obnoxious new bus advertisements here in Albuquerque? If you live here, chances are you have seen the double length city buses sporting casino, fast food and used car lot ads printed directly on them. You may have seen the city bus covered in a gigantic full vehicle "wrap" promoting diamond jewelry. At first glance I was slightly taken aback as I stood at the bus stop gawking at the jumbo bus covered in casino poker chips and roulette wheels. "Wow," I said to myself, "how in the world did that get approved?" Read More »
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