Category: Privatization
- 09/24/10 The GOP’s Bizarre and Cynical “Pledge to America” One can only marvel at the extreme cynicism evident in the Republican Party's bizarre 21-page "Pledge to America." The document is only the tip of the iceberg and masks the real agenda of Republican leaders.
- 06/03/09 Privatization is a Dirty Word Privatization has become a dirty word. And for good reason. Imagine where we would be today if George W. Bush had gotten his way and gambled away our Social Security on the stock market.
- 03/10/09 Obama Takes on Contracting Abuses Last week, President Obama ordered new guidelines for contracting in federal agencies. In a memorandum sent to the heads of all executive departments and agencies, he ordered a government-wide review of federal contracting procedures.
- 02/19/09 Audit Reveals Abuse in Highway Contracting Some contractors who design and build the nation’s highways wrongly charged taxpayers $73 million for ballooning executive compensation, lavish perks and other unallowable expenses, according to an article by Robert O’Harrow Jr. in the Washington Post.
- 08/25/08 Social Security Gets Clean Bill of Health from CBO
- 07/18/08 An Enormous Victory
- 07/09/08 McCain’s Ignorance About Social Security Is the Real “Disgrace”
- 03/20/08 McCain Puts Retirement at Risk
- 02/27/08 Don’t Mess With Our Roads
- 02/14/08 Indiana State Hospitals: No to Privatization
