Surf these sites: A Crazy Idea - Sell the Highway -- An amazing, perhaps even shocking, idea on how to end traffic congestion problems even near you. Gaining support from surprising places, this proposal can no longer be ignored. Beware the Public Broadcasting Scam -- Do you need to save Big Bird? Does PBS need taxpayer dollars? If PBS doesn''t do it, who will? The secret, shocking truth revealed... Is It Time to Privatize the Postal Service? -- A conference on June 14 examined the question, "Postal Service in the 21st Century: Time to Privatize?" Among the speakers were the Postmaster General, and representatives from Loyola College, the Bionomics Institute, the Advertising Mail Marketing Association; Murray Comarow, former executive director of the commission that recommended the transformation of the Post Office into the U.S. Postal Service. Excerpts from their remarks are presented here. Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: The Case for Privatizing NASA -- Thirty years ago Americans believed that at the end of the 20th century, people would be living like the Jetsons-- dressing in futuristic metallic jumpsuits and planning weekend getaways to the moon. Unfortunately, Americans are no closer to realizing that dream today than they were thirty years ago. The reason is because NASA, the agency entrusted with the space program, is stagnating. Privatization -- Heritage Foundation -- A great many articles by the Heritage Foundation concerning the privatization of industries and infrastructure. Privatization News -- A clearinghouse of news and info about privatization activities around the world. Privatization.Org -- Information on government reform, privatization, contracting out, and public/private partnerships. Privatize the DMV -- The Cascade Policy Institute makes a surprising case for the privatization of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Project Healthy Choice -- A superior alternative to the current decay of the American health care system. Setting the Privatization Record Straight -- Six myths about privatization. The Meaning of Privatization -- An opponent of privatization examines what he thinks this means. The Privatization Research Center at Temple University -- Engages in and promotes the study of important topics in privatization. These include: the sale of government-owned firms to the private sector; the privatization or contracting out of government operations; encouraging competition among government service providers; using market incentives to improve efficiency; and related topics on deregulation, private-government partnerships, and management. Time to Privatize NASA -- The prestigious Cato Institute examines the scandalous resistance of NASA to the societal benefits of privatization. Why Congress Should Privatize Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac -- The original mission of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, establishing an efficient secondary mortgage market, has been fulfilled. Thus, Congress should take steps to end the relationship between these organizations and the federal government. World Privatization -- A list of Adam Smith Institute publications on the issue of privatization around the world.
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