Krugman calls another one right – Privatizing prisons creates hells on earth
amberpaw | Sat, Jun 23, 2012 8:35 PM EST
People who run privatized prisons want more people to go
to jail, so they will make more money. - promoted by Bob_Neer
Photo courtesy New York Times
In
Paul Krugman’s Editorial he makes clear that the “privatized half way
houses” that former private prison lobbyist Gov. Chris Christie champions are
hell on earth. However, he reminds us that all of these “privatized
governmental functions” rely only on taxpayer dollars and government money.
There is no “competition” behind the job degradation involved. Plus, do you
remember the kickback schemes and the Judges who went to prison in Pennsylvania
for sending innocent teens as young as 11
years old to private prisons so their crony paymasters could pocket taxpayer
dollars? Kids who were sent to the “privatized prisons” in Pennsylvania for
crimes they did not commit committed suicide, were damaged beyond repair so that
these private hell holes masquerading as governement services could suck dollars
from taxpayers into the pockets of cynical rogues.
Great representation of Mammon aka “The God Money”. When fundamental government services are privatized to a provider that has, in fact, only the motivation of pocketing money and insuring that it has its maw sucking down taxpayer dollars, it is lobbyists who benefit. Not the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (and certainly not, Pennsylvania or New Jersey).
Granted, Beacon Hill is not subject to Open Meeting
Laws, and is more and more “efficient” as in power is being consolidated and
elected officials like Charley
Murphy with a marine backbone and solid ego squeezed out – but at least in
theory, one can vote out incumbents and just maybe, more incumbents, especially
those who exhibit zeros in the spine department, will grow challengers. Once
the experience, knowledge, counter-punch of a strong union are lost, they are
not easily regained. No, privatization where taxpayer dollars line peoples
pockets rather than provide solid services with true oversight is a loss for we
the people, is not subject to market forces, and is, I submit a victory only for
Mammon and the forces of greed and cynicism.
Discuss
6 Comments . Leave a comment below.Unfortunately, elected leaders in both political parties are continuing to buy into a bottom-line approach to the delivery of public services. Massachusetts is no exception to this. As Krugman points out, however, any monitary savings in this approach have come not from better and more efficient management, but from low wages and benefits to direct-care workers.