privatization

We're having a debate, locally, about whether our firefighters should become a pay for service outfit. Under this deal the fire department would bill anyone they help for the cost of whatever they did. Needless to say this is not too popular but a lot of politicians promised cuts in property...

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Political cartoon by Tom Toles This guy's comics continually bring a smile to my face.

From Talking Points Memo http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_01_16.php#004503 And here's the relevant snippet from the Washington Post interview where the President tries to say that the word "privitization" itself is editorializing in the question...

I've heard Dubya talk about "privatization of social security", and I dont know what this means. So, I ask a few fundamental questions: What on earth is the privatization of social security, what will it solve? And if its such a good idea, why doesnt everyone embrace it? (And it would be...