A Thought Experiment

[unixronin]

Go read the Republican Bush/Rove platform.  Think about it in relation to your political views.  How close a match is it?  How much do you agree with, and how much do you disagree with?

Now go read the Democrat Kerry/Edwards platform.  Think about it in relation to your political views.  How close a match is it?  How much do you agree with, and how much do you disagree with?

Now go read this.

 

Discuss.  There is no quiz, but there will be a final in November.

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I agree with his "one regulator=150 jobs" panacea... nor that drug companies will cut prices just because they don't have regs. These jokers have always charged what the market will bear plus fifty percent. (OTOH, in a free-trade market, we vote with our wallet and get our drugs from Canada, and the fat-cat druggies on this side of the border either figure out a way to cut costs or go tango uniform, so....)

I also don't agree with privatizing the fuzz. Jails, yes, among many other things, but mercenaries tend to not be the best when the shit hits the fan.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I can see privatizing police forces. Nothing like a little healthy competition between rivals whom you can sue for non-performance.
Of course, it depends who they're contracted to, and what the contractual parameters are .... with honest local government, this wouldn't be a problem, but these days, I suspect the first criterion would remain "Maximize traffic enforcement revenue for the city."