04-22-2017, 05:22 PM
(04-22-2017, 04:36 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: In all seriousness, there are many, many researchers that actually look at the move towards privatization for government services, or potentially other options, to improve efficiency and effectiveness in government. Privatization, devolution, hybridization, outsourcing, contracting, these are all things our government has been doing for decades. "The era of big government is over."
There are pros, and there are cons. It's all about how these solutions are implemented. The issue is that they often aren't implemented well. It often just results in a program with half of its budget cut and no preparation of the private sector to pick up the slack followed by mismanagement of public funds.
Unfortunately,
That's mostly because of conservatives bastardizing privatization. They use it to bludgeon public services. But once they get their way and actually cut it, they don't follow through with marketplace solutions.
The ones that actually might walk the walk are pushed off into the libertarian wing of the party, which is kind of sad.
