Kasich: wants to sell prisons, eliminate cap on # charter schools

[The Straight Story]

COLUMBUS — Ohio would sell off five state prisons to raise $200 million, cut half a billion that would have headed to local governments, and privatize the state’s liquor system for a lump sum of $1.2 billion under Gov. John Kasich’s first two-year budget proposal unveiled Tuesday.

He’s proposed doubling the state’s school voucher program and eliminating the cap on the number of charter schools in the state while cutting overall support for public K-12 schools to reflect the evaporation of one-time stimulus dollars.

Mr. Kasich’s first budget promises plenty of pain, but he said there will be less of it during the second year of the plan.

“Things are going to start to get better,’’ he said. “Stay with us.’’

http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2011/03/15/Ohio-governor-presents-his-first-state-budget.html

[samplegirl]

1. Better for him

while the crook fills his pockets!

[theaocp]

2. Any clown who thinks privatizing PRISONS is a good idea

is getting fucking PAID. Businesses have an obligation to increase profits. If your prison is run to make profits, they have an incentive to create more prisoners. Again, I say: somebody's getting PAID and this sure as all fuck ain't about justice.

[Enthusiast]

3. Clown is a good word. nt

[ensho]

4. private prison owners are 'slavers'

the inmates work for the Barons below so called slave wages

[Enthusiast]

5. Like I said in an earlier post,

either they have captured the electoral process or they are determined to do their damage in one term. One or the other. There are voter suppression efforts under way so I suspect it is the former.