Reply #24: Ah yes, the "Privitization" dream.

[HughBeaumont]

More Conservative mantra that results in a Hindenburg joyride when applied to the real world. It's because it more or less assumes life will be perfect, the parties running things WON'T be greedy, corrupt and/or unethical, and great results/returns will happen each and every time.

Just think what would have happened if those assrockets were given the keys to the Social Security IOU. The Blackwater and ESS/Diebold follies were bad enough. That's too scary to even THINK about.

Yeah, I also love that whole "rugged individualist" canard. You know, because freepers don't drive on sissy paved roads. Or use libraries. Or go to school. Or receive or send mail. Or "support our troops". Or use busses, planes, trains, hospitals, parks, social security, running water, etc. They think when they put their garbage out, it magically disappears to some far away land, or when they flush their ideas, it turns into vapor after the pipes dispense of it. They think meat just "comes" to you all inspected, unmoldy and untainted.

If they were really these "self-made, stay outta my bidness" people, they'd be cave hermits. Idiots.