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staggerleem

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41. Yeah ... that thing that I did that was illegal ...

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 03:27 PM

Jan 2015

howzabout you make it legal - retroactively - and I'll make a REAL nice contribution to your campaign fund.

Is there ANYBODY out there who thinks the above was never spoken to a lawmaker - or doubts that it's been done in the past?

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'Privatize' is doublespeak for 'Looting'. [View all] Melissa G Jan 2015 OP

Privatization is just the doublespeak name hifiguy Jan 2015 #1

That was certainly Argentina's experience: forest444 Jan 2015 #13

Sounds a lot like the US. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #51

Exactly. Let's hope no Democrat will go along with any kind of attack on SS. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #44

Yes it is. AtomicKitten Jan 2015 #2

I call it profitizing... JeffHead Jan 2015 #3

Excellent post. That should be the start of a new thread. If you post it as a new thread, JDPriestly Jan 2015 #52

And usually, so is "reform". n/t Mister Ed Jan 2015 #4

Righto. If you see "reform", "strengthen", "reinvest in" lock up the silver. "Healthy Poverty" is appalachiablue Jan 2015 #22

Privatize is doublespeak for taking a rusty wire brush JEB Jan 2015 #5

I call it Profitize n/t aggiesal Jan 2015 #6

Fits the bill... Blue Owl Jan 2015 #33

Dubya went all out on this and the Public gave a resounding "FU". Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #7

It's the Bush Way. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #39

Its the Neo-Liberal way too. bvar22 Jan 2015 #42

I'm extremely wary of them. I've seen 'em in action. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #47

You can BET they're gonna try to "improve" Social Security under Hillary. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #49

I'm on Social Security, and that is one reason that I will not vote for Hillary. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #53

, blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #8

PIRATIZE. calimary Jan 2015 #9

that's the term i use. unblock Jan 2015 #11

Outstanding language. I will add it to my vocabulary. Thanks. kairos12 Jan 2015 #12

You're welcome! It's because they're nothing but damn greedy PIRATES. calimary Jan 2015 #24

Blammo. hifiguy Jan 2015 #60

senior moment -- what was the term for hiring political supporters, before the civil service act? unblock Jan 2015 #10

nepotism, or cronys? appalachiablue Jan 2015 #21

the word i'm looking for is more specific to political hiring. unblock Jan 2015 #25

found it -- "patronage" unblock Jan 2015 #27

Also broadly called the "spoils system" (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #28

Also, Tammany Hall. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #54

Yep, Tammany Hall which lasted into the 20th c., with 1930s Fiorello LaGuardia & others. Thought appalachiablue Jan 2015 #56

patronage, spoils system, flacks? (leech, parasite) appalachiablue Jan 2015 #29

patronage was what i was thinking of. piratizing gets around the civil service laws unblock Jan 2015 #30

Precisely. Gives what look like jobs to the children and friends JDPriestly Jan 2015 #55

It's also double speak for "zero regulations, accountability, oversight, or ethics." Initech Jan 2015 #14

Privatized prisons is a real racket ErikJ Jan 2015 #15

Ask yourself this question: staggerleem Jan 2015 #40

Of all states, Idaho wised up and booted the private prison crooks out. brewens Jan 2015 #57

ANYTIME you hear that word Scalded Nun Jan 2015 #16

+1 Enthusiast Jan 2015 #38

K&R. It certainly has been so far. Privatizing the military made millions for Cheney and friends. Overseas Jan 2015 #17

You nailed so much, with so few words duhneece Jan 2015 #61

thank you for the kind words. Overseas Jan 2015 #62

FLEECING>>>LOOTING...Make A Dem Talking Point billhicks76 Jan 2015 #18

or profiteering. pansypoo53219 Jan 2015 #19

As the word 'deregulate'... Gumboot Jan 2015 #20

Yup. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #37

Yeah ... that thing that I did that was illegal ... staggerleem Jan 2015 #41

Tax Reform = More tax cuts for the 1% hibbing Jan 2015 #23

Precisely. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #36

K&R Cleita Jan 2015 #26

EXACTLY!!! demigoddess Jan 2015 #31

And its wayward cousins: fraud, conspiracy and coverups. Baitball Blogger Jan 2015 #32

Yes, yes, a thousand times, YES! FiveGoodMen Jan 2015 #34

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jan 2015 #35

We don't have a democracy, we have an auction. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #43

Some things that should NEVER e "privaized" in a Democracy: bvar22 Jan 2015 #45

No, it's doublespeak for "Finding". KamaAina Jan 2015 #46

Only if you are black - if you're white it's called gathering lame54 Jan 2015 #48

Hear! Hear! stage left Jan 2015 #50

Privatize was the mantra... Oldtimeralso Jan 2015 #58

Until I learned mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2015 #59