Reply #10: Publicopoly [View All]

http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=publicopoly

The actual ALEC website has a game called "Publicopoly" or how to take over public assets.


http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/11603/publicopoly_exposed


Though the specifics are secret and “restricted to members,” ALEC openly advocates privatizing public education, transportation and the regulation of public health, consumer safety and environmental quality including bringing in corporations to administer:

• Foster care, adoption services and child support payment processing.

• School support services such as cafeteria meals, custodial staff and transportation.

• Highway systems, with toll roads presented as a shining example.

• Surveiling and detaining convicted criminals.

• Ensuring the quality of wastewater treatment, drinking water, and solid waste services and facilities. (After all, when someone mentions a safe and secure public water supply, the voter’s next immediate thought is: “Only if it’s cost-effective!”)