This is an important issue (see also Michael Lewis’s book “The Fifth Risk”). It happens when your ideological goal is to starve the government in order to transfer main power to the corporate sector. It’s the kind of thing we need to be thinking about now. nytimes.com/2020/03/26/us/po…

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Yes ... every time the government cuts spending and privatizes an agency ... "Serving the Citizens" ... is no longer the aim ... the aim becomes ... larger "Profits".
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By the way … I found a Distillery in New Hampshire that is making Hand Sanitizer … I don’t know if they will ship it, but I’ll find out later today when I stop by …
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This article is very informative.
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Starve the Government... wow, what a powerful thought. I like that! They have made me starve. Taken my life by neglecting my illness. Take a look at Newsweek cover from 1989. The Lyme epidemic is bigger than its ever been & continues to spread #LymeDisease #Starve #CDC
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Revealing the value of experience and connection especially during times of need. #MakesSense
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Reading it now!
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Corporate conglomeration does NOT empower the private sector for anyone except the few who then become economic overlords of the many. It actually makes it harder, not easier, for small businesses and entrepreneurial enterprises to flourish.
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