Tuesday, March 25, 2014

When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse | Common Dreams

When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse | Common Dreams

"State and local officials nationwide are responding to budget crunches by siphoning off public services to private contractors — the classic “market-based solution” for a fiscal crisis. But on balance, the savings of these supposedly cost-saving outsourcing measures often turn out to be less than advertised."