Post by opie on Feb 4, 2012 21:17:10 GMT -5
U.S. Prison Business: Privatize Profits, Socialize Losses
Saturday, 04 February 2012 10:07
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'Well, it's nice work if you can get it. Florida is set to privatize all of its prisons south of Orlando -- 20% of its total.
The for-profit prison scheme is a case study in crony capitalism, as it involves private prison corporations donating to the politicians best in position to grant them lucrative contracts. Cenk Uygur, in the video below, breaks down this "cherry picking" strategy that sets up FL taxpayers to carry the burden of failure, while corporate/government interests land another windfall; in this case, the largest procurement contract in the industry's history.'
www.activistpost.com/2012/02/us-prison-business-privatize-profits.html
Saturday, 04 February 2012 10:07
Video -
'Well, it's nice work if you can get it. Florida is set to privatize all of its prisons south of Orlando -- 20% of its total.
The for-profit prison scheme is a case study in crony capitalism, as it involves private prison corporations donating to the politicians best in position to grant them lucrative contracts. Cenk Uygur, in the video below, breaks down this "cherry picking" strategy that sets up FL taxpayers to carry the burden of failure, while corporate/government interests land another windfall; in this case, the largest procurement contract in the industry's history.'
www.activistpost.com/2012/02/us-prison-business-privatize-profits.html