Imagine if we had privatized Social Security, and all these people had $50,000 or $100,000 in their accounts. Imagine the pressure that would be put on to let people take this money out.
The president and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly promised to revisit Social Security privatization after November. But Americans have already said, loud and clear, that they don't want Social Security to be privatized or dismantled.
That was why we privatized the World Trade Center, by means of a 99-year net lease.
The strike is the first by Iberia's pilot's since it was privatized and the company says the present row could lead to it losing $100m, canceling aircraft orders and cutting jobs.
You're providing a service for the community's citizens. If we privatized transportation, there would be no control over who they're hiring. And bus drivers are part of our team.
The U.S. has the most dysfunctional healthcare system in the industrial world, has about twice the per capita costs, and some of the worst outcomes. It's also the only privatized system.