efficiency, but it simply has no connection to the facts. Almost every study ever done (and many a conservative pundit has commissioned one, only to suppress the findings post facto) has FAILED to support this contention. In fact, most examinations of this issue have shown that in general, where government has ceded control of a service to the private sector, access to that service is curtailed, costs rise, and service decreases. I know it sounds good to parrot such pablum, but simply saying something over and over, unlike in OZ, simply does not make it so. What, pray tell are you talking about? If your local government has "screwed everything up," simply vote it out of office. That is how democracy works. The fact that it is still in power implies that the majority of the citizenry in your locale disagree with your assessment. I know it gives conservatives multiple orgasms to spout their dogma about government waste and private sector efficiency, but it simply has no connection to the facts. Almost every study ever done (and many a conservative pundit has commissioned one, only to suppress the findings post facto) has FAILED to support this contention. In fact, most examinations of this issue have shown that in general, where government has ceded control of a service to the private sector, access to that service is curtailed, costs rise, and service decreases. I know it sounds good to parrot such pablum, but simply saying something over and over, unlike in