Tag Archives: California Energy Crisis

Privatization Myths: Enron and the California Energy Crisis — Podcast June 20, 2011

No matter what Republicans say, sometimes government is the better bet: More than ten years ago, Republicans convinced California that selling off its power plants to private corporations would lower energy costs to the state’s public utility consumers. That’s NOT … Continue reading

Posted in De-regulation, National Politics, Podcasts, Privatization | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Privatization Myths: Enron and the California Energy Crisis — Podcast June 20, 2011

Republican Myths about Privatization and De-Regulation

Leading conservative, Grover Norquist, once said, “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” And it seems the Republican … Continue reading

Posted in De-regulation, Medicaid, Medicare, National Politics, Privatization, Social Security, U.S. Budget | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Republican Myths about Privatization and De-Regulation