Thursday, January 21, 2010

Kasich: "...Privatize Some Things..."

Republican candidate for Ohio Governor, John "Lehman Brothers" Kasich, definitely loves to talk in generalities. It is fun to find some of Kasich's "ideas" and expose them. Here is a little tidbit I found at Kasich's blog:

....Turning the state’s current situation around will be tough, he said, because Ohio has developed many entrenched special interest groups.

“So what do we have to do?,” Kasich asked. “You find out if a program is working, if not you get rid of it. You might be able to reform some programs to make them work, or maybe you should privatize some programs and turn them over to the private sector.

“We also need to think about the assets this state holds,” Kasich added. “We have some assets that may need to be sold....."


Oh. I wonder exactly what Kasich would like to sell--- The turnpike? The prisons? How about those wasteful state parks? Would Kasich like to sell all the public schools to the lowest bidding charter school owners? Kasich favored privatizing social security. Does Kasich favor privatizing the Ohio State Teachers Retirement Fund or the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)? We need answers to what he would "privatize" in the state.