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==Jun 19, 2011 — Rick Snyder to announce sweeping DPS reforms Monday==
==Jun 19, 2011 — Rick Snyder To Announce Sweeping DPS Reforms==
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Freep -- Rick Snyder To Announce Sweeping DPS Reforms
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The extra cash from so-called “philanthropists” is what is is known as a Loss Leader. Big bucks will be pumped into the system to make it look like the reforms are a smashing success. If that strategy works the way it has in other States and DC, a lot of data will have to be cooked in order to make it look that way. Never mind the small stuff, the truth won't matter. More big bucks will be pumped into rah-rah ads and corporate media “documentaries” to cover up the facts. By the time anyone figures out what is really going down, the school system will be too far down the road to for-profit privatization to have much chance of turning back.
The extra cash from so-called “philanthropists” is what is is known as a Loss Leader. Big bucks will be pumped into the system to make it look like the reforms are a smashing success. If that strategy works the way it has in other States and DC, a lot of data will have to be cooked in order to make it look that way. Never mind the small stuff, the truth won't matter. More big bucks will be pumped into rah-rah ads and corporate media “documentaries” to cover up the facts. By the time anyone figures out what is really going down, the school system will be too far down the road to for-profit privatization to have much chance of turning back.
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Comment 7
What Can We Do to Stop the Madness?
Repealing PA4 (the Emergency Manager Law) would be a good beginning —
Freep Stories —
• http://www.freep.com/article/20110619/NEWS06/106190507/Pro-democracy-group-targets-Michigan-s-new-emergency-manager-law
• http://www.freep.com/article/20110618/NEWS06/110618018/Petition-drive-seeks-repeal-Michigan-s-emergency-manager-law
Facebook Page —
• https://www.facebook.com/rejectemergencymanagers
Main Website —
• https://sites.google.com/site/rejectemergencymanagers/home
Recalling Snyder and his gang of Privateers in the Legislature would be another good start —
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recall-Governor-Rick-Snyder/113418962065885
• http://www.firericksnyder.org/
• http://www.firericksnyder.org/community/all-events-list
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Comment 8
The Governor and his Privateers are starving the Public Sector in Michigan out of existence for a reason, so that private corporations can complete their hostile takeover of all public services. They stopped being content with tax abatements, bailouts, incentives, kickbacks, and worker concessions a long time ago — they want nothing less than the automatic funneling of tax dollars directly into their private corporate bankrolls without the annoying interference of all us pesky commoners.
Mackinac Center For Public Policy • “State Needs Privatization”
• http://www.educationreport.org/15050
Lansing State Journal • “Going Private? — Snyder, Republicans Put New Focus On Merits Of Privatization”
• http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110515/NEWS04/105150528/GOING-PRIVATE-Snyder-Republicans-put-new-focus-merits-privatization
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Comment 9
ALEC's Restaurant
More information is coming to light about the move by ALEC, DeVos, Koch, the Mackinac Center, and related entities to co-opt our elected officials into serving their corporate ends, namely, to privatize not only public education, but all current public services, indeed, our very government itself.
Here's an article that came out this week —
Amanda Terkel • “Privatization At The Heart Of Divisive Battles In Wisconsin”
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/17/privatization-wisconsin_n_873871.html
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The American Legislative Exchange Council is one of the groups most actively advocating privatization nationwide. It has 2500 legislative members, which is about a third of all state lawmakers around the country. One of its most valuable functions is crafting model legislation that lawmakers can then use to propose real bills in their own states. In the past few years, ALEC-inspired legislation has been popping up with increased frequency around the country.
The group just launched “Publicopoly”, a Monopoly-like board game as part of an “initiative to provide solutions for a more effective, efficient government, and a thriving economy”. Visitors to Publicopoly are able to learn about privatizing seven sectors: government operations, education, transportation and infrastructure, public safety, environment, health, and telecommunications.
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Comment 10
Be Careful How Much Sunshine You Wish For, ALEC !
There are now several sites where readers can begin getting up to speed on the “starve and supplant” tactics that the ALEC Axis is bringing to bear on several States at once. Here's 3 for starters:
Democracy Watchdog Action Network
• https://www.facebook.com/democracy.watchdog.action.network
Wear Red For Public Ed
• https://www.facebook.com/wearredforpubliced
Support Bill Cronon
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-Bill-Cronon/163419837045434
Bill Cronon is a distinguished history professor who came under attack when he wrote an article about ALEC and the Mackinac Center, so the people who came to his defense began collecting data about these issues.
Related tags at the Daily Kos —
• http://www.dailykos.com/news/ALEC
• http://www.dailykos.com/blog/Exposing%20ALEC
Current updates at the Daily Kos —
• http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/09/983573/-Exposing-ALECJune-Update-on-ALEC-Activities,-Articles-and-Links
• http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/15/985433/-EXPOSING-ALEC2nd-Update-with-important-news-and-links
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Comment 11
Reply to comment on “High Level People” —
You misspelled “High Leverage People” = Hedge Fund Managers.
Yeah, that will EFM Good !
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Comment 12
Additional remarks on the “Waiting For SuperFraud” article that I posted earlier.
Michael T. Martin • Waiting For SuperFraud
• http://ksdcitizens.org/2010/12/22/waiting-for-superfraud/
The extra cash from so-called “philanthropists” is what is known as a “Loss Leader”. Big bucks will be pumped into the system to make it look like the reforms are a smashing success. If that strategy works the way it has in other States and Washington, DC, a lot of data will have to be cooked and lot of Agenda-Driven Statistification (ADS) will have to be trumpeted all over the corporate air waves to make it look like there was any improvement at all.
Never mind the small stuff, the truth won't matter. More big bucks will be pumped into rah-rah ads and corporate media “documentaries” to cover up the facts. By the time anyone figures out what is really going down, the school system will be so far down the road to privatization for corporate profit that it will take the People all they can do to keep any shreds of equal opportunity education at all.
You have to understand that these people are not philanthropists — “lovers of humanity” — they are investors. They don't give money away — they invest money for the sake of making more money, acting in tandem with their ego-driven need to force their personal ideology on the rest of the world. It does not make an ounce of difference to them how much they destroy the American way of life in the process.
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