Publicopoly-like monopoly with public sectors, brought 2 U by A.L.E.C.

[StarsInHerHair]

..."The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the influential think tank that targets conservative state and local officials, has launched an initiative called "Publicopoly", a play on the board game Monopoly. "Select your game square", says the webpage, and ALEC will help you privatize one of seven sectors: government operations, education, transportation and infrastructure, public safety, environment, health, or telecommunications."...

http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=publicopoly


the new feudalism.......getting stronger & stronger

[StarsInHerHair]

1. it's just the Central/South American strategy coming home to roost

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/06/america-is-being-raped-just-like-greece.html

..."Greece is thinking of selling some islands. Austria is thinking of selling mountains to pay off their national debt. Cities throughout the U.S. are thinking of privatizing their parking meters."...

..."Matt Stoller notes:

Privatization takes inherently governmental functions — everything from national defense to mass transit and roads — and turns them over to the control of private actors, whose goal is to extract maximum revenue while costing as little as possible."...

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=6F0B5482-49B7-4406-9CCE-C591AA84AE4B

[jwirr]

2. Argentina all over again.