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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAusterity is just another money grab by the elite
It will lead to privatization of public infrastructure and services which will be labeled as unnecessary and costly by the same conservatives that are 100% responsible for the debt in the first place. Expect a large chunk of public education, the postal service and infrastructure to be privatized and become as costly and inefficient as the medical system in this country.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)along with the USPS. You're absolutely right.
They are coming after our children and our education system next. That is the "big enchilada." The corporate profits they anticipate are unthinkable, at the expense of our children and this nation's future. Under a Democratic President, they are going to do this:
Education: The "Big Enchilada"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002967097
The World Bank as Prime Mover in the Global Privatization of Public Education: Mexico
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022434264
Arne says sequester will force large Title I, Special Ed cuts. Meanwhile billions go to "reformers"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022436415
Obamas Universal Preschool Proposal = Race to the Top for Tots (more education deform)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022378733
The roots of education deform go way back, & current developments follow previously outlined path...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022281934
RAVITCH: Conservative think tank praises Obama for standing up to teachers' unions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101642419
The goal of education deform: "Public schools" to equal "Welfare schools"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021954716
Wake the hell up, America. Where is the line?
Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)schools...they'll never stop until we stop them.
Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)Learn more about the ultra-rich behind it, for whom it means profits:
Some of America's worst problems make perfect sense when viewed as stemming from the 1%.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022410977
closeupready
(29,503 posts)You CAN take that principle to the bank.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)finding things to buy with it.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)and it is all working as planned