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Do unto others as you would not do unto yourself.
How to rain kooky unpopular experimental privatization scams on your neighbors while remaining high and dry in the comfy of your own playpen.

Via The Nation. GOP Hypocrisy by Rep. George Miller

What is one to make of politicians who embrace radical changes as important reforms as long as they win exemptions for their own constituents?

Three items from the Harper's Index. Dec. 2003.

Percentage change since 2001 in the number of U.S. families in poverty:
+6 [U.S. Department of Commerce]

Percentage change in the price of a share of Edison Schools stock since February 2001: -95 [Edison Schools (N.Y.C.)]

Date on which Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Enron CEO Kenneth Lay to discuss California’s energy policy: 5/17/01 [The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (Santa Monica, Calif.)]