Believe it or not, my mind is open about this issue. If you (or anyone else) can prove to me that there is a net benefit to society when we privatize government assets, cash flows, and services, I will gladly change my mind. Until then, all anyone has ever offered is the same old rhetoric and propaganda from the privatization movement (who stand to benefit greatly…at the expense of taxpayers, consumers of government services, and workers), without any actual evidence to back up their arguments.
Feel free to use the articles that I’ve linked, most with supporting data citing the major studies regarding the problems with privatization. If you’ve found something there that counters my claim, please feel free to point it out.
And I may be wrong, but weren’t you part of the group who liked to refer to BG and I as the “anvil sisters,” because we have differing points of view — with both of us having worked in the public sector. And if I’m misguided, please clarify things for me so that I can get a better understanding of privatization and how it will save taxpayers money **in the real world** (vague theories and opinions don’t count). I follow these things very closely, and have never seen any evidence to support your claims, but you seem to think that you know more about it than I do…so please show us the evidence that supports your claims.
