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Nominees for Top 5 Worst Government Services
Capitol Confidential ^ | 7/12/2010 | Jarrett Skorup

Posted on 07/16/2010 8:32:40 AM PDT by MichCapCon

What are the worst government programs?

To qualify for an award the nominee must be government run, backed or financed, and fail a "Yellow Book" test, meaning that if a private company found in the Yellow Pages can do the work, the government should get out.

The nominees are, in reverse order: Veterans Hospitals, Post Office, General Motors, Public Schools and Freddie Mae/Fannie Mac

To see why, please click the article.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: govt; schools; unions; worst

1 posted on 07/16/2010 8:32:43 AM PDT by MichCapCon
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To: MichCapCon

From the article: “The UAW is the AARP in an Edsel: It has three times as many retirees and widows as ‘workers’ (I use the term loosely). GM has 96,000 employees but provides health benefits to a million people.”


2 posted on 07/16/2010 8:33:20 AM PDT by MichCapCon
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To: MichCapCon

USDA


3 posted on 07/16/2010 8:42:28 AM PDT by squarebarb
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To: humblegunner

Where’s the blog pimp pic?


4 posted on 07/16/2010 9:00:48 AM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: MichCapCon

I would replace Post Office with DMV, at least for most states.


5 posted on 07/16/2010 9:02:04 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

I’m not unhappy with my post office but this is a very small town and there are less than 300 PO boxes. Rural delivery seems to come from a larger office elsewhere.


6 posted on 07/16/2010 9:09:00 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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