Isn't it clear? We've outsourced our internal security with disastrous

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

results. This is the end result of Privatization. This is why FEMA was turning away all those private charitable responses. Our government had delegated and abrogated its major reason for existence-the protection of it's citizenry. We exist solely for the money making opportunities we provide for the cronies of the in-crowd and it doesn't matter whether we are talking national security or health care or transportation or utilities or education. And we the taxpayers are bled dry and receive absolutely nothing in return.

By the way, this is not a no-tax, no-government screed. I would like to reap actual benefits from my tax dollars in the areas I listed above -security,healthcare,transportation and education. I resent paying tax dollars that are just siphoned off to line the pockets of the wealthy and the corporations while I have no healthcare, I can sit on a roof and rot if there's a disaster, I have no gas and no mass transit, I'll probably be burning dining room chairs this winter, my kids can't afford college without being burdened by crushing debt,and my retirement and pensions may be pipe dreams.

[NYC]

1. We exist solely for the money making opportunities we provide...

This is it. This is all we are to them.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Homeland Security is a SHAM under the Idiots in Charge, 2 of them

[annabanana]

3. kick . . . n/t

[applegrove]

4. Recommended.

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

5. Yeah, the idea was to "privatize" the NOLA levees

as though any profit-seeking corporation would place precious moolah into the dam system. Idiots-- this is exactly why you have government organizations, to spread risk around and to provide for public welfare.