All Posts Tagged With: "chicago"
The Dark Side of Privatization
Instapundit writes:
“If the parking meter deal put a bad taste in your mouth, try swallowing this: Chicago is considering leasing its water system to help fix the budget.” Privatization for efficiencies might be a good thing, but that’s not what this is about. Mayor Daley can’t stop paying off his cronies, so he’s selling off [...]
Recycling Discredited Ideas
The current financial crisis has fueled a frenzied recycling of discredited Keynesian ideas. We are hearing again of the need for “public works,” of the need to “stimulate” the economy. The Federal Reserve is frantically inflating the supply of money. We are laying the groundwork for a disaster reminiscent of the 1970s—if not worse.
1Apr2009 | Peter Lewin | 5 comments | Continued-
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