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[quote user="NKP guy"] Why not contract out our Law-making to the Canadian Parliament ?   They probably have some extra time. Why not privatize the armed forces?  We could hire the French or the Japanese to patrol for us.  We already pay Blackwater for this service Why not terminate the "socialistic" Veterans Administration?  The USA has plenty of extra hospital space and spreading out the wounded and ill to private hositals is a no-brainer money-maker for community health-delivery systems. Why not end Amtrak and give everyone who needs it a free Lear Jet? Why not privatize the Supreme Court?  We have tons of would-be legal experts here in this room who would glady do the Court's job for free. Why not fire ALL the air traffic controllers this time?  Pilots ought be be able to avoid crashes simply by being more observant. I don't see any need for USDA food inspectors.  Why not rely on the traditional caveat emptor system our great-grandparents used? Why not have one big computer and one person do ALL the switching and dispatching in the USA?  Or why not let VIA, CP, and CN do it for us?  So much more efficient. Why not fire all train crews?  Railfans, at least those that don't hate trains, would likely do the job for free. Why not pay railfans in other countries to post comments here?  That would give about a half dozen men here untold extra hours to do something more useful with their lives. Why not steeply fine or jail those perverse people who'd like to ride a train across the USA?  Don't they know they must learn to love "corridors"? Why not fire all the police and firemen in the country?  We could let individuals patrol the streets with their precious guns (think George Zimmerman),  and we could pay people not to have fires. Let's privatize the Post Office.  Surely UPS and Fed Ex can deliver the mail cheaper because they are private companies. We could privatize the National Weather Service and let older folks in various parts of the country simply predict the weather by dint of their long experience or the size of the coats on wooly bears. Why not simply jail or deport union members or people who expect to work in a secure, decent job, with reasonable pay?  Why simply privatize all labor by re-introducing the very American tradition of chattel slavery?  No benefits or health care system were needed in those halcyon days. Why not change the name of this site, forum, and the magazine to more closely reflect the beliefs of seemingly so many here?  I suggest  "No long-distance passenger TRAINS", instead. [/quote]   The idea is to privatize government run commercial enterprises, i.e. post office, Amtrak, airports, municipal sanitation (already done in my town) etc. No one ever suggested privatizing non-commercial activities, i.e. defense, legal systems, police, fire, etc.  No one has ever suggested removing regulation, especially that dealing with health and safety.  In fact, the key to privatization is smart regulation that ensures a level, safe, effective, competitive platform. <div></div>
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