No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

Corruption in Iraq

The oil business, from which both Bush and the real Presiden, Cheney, come, has long been known for its' corruption and cronyism. NPR's "Marketplace" has been doing a series on the corruption in Iraq, and estimates that at least 20% of the money we are pumping onto that sad nation has failed to reach the correct destination.

This is the model that both George and his brother Jeb want to apply to government. Outsourcing government work to private contractors has the purpose of making private contractors like Haliburton richer, not doing more with fewer resources.

The study by Marketplace on corruption in Iraq is good. We also need to study the outsourcing contracts in Florida to see how much of the money has been misused and inappropriately spent to make individuals richer while not providing adequate service to the taxpayers there. That is the inevitable result of the right-wings' unrestrained ideologically-based outsourcing of government functions.
posted by Richard at 12:33 AM