Sam Seder
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Koch Brothers Sick Of Our Soldiers Getting Single-Payer Healthcare
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January 8, 2018
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In this Majority Report clip, author Suzanne Gordon explains the Koch brothers' agenda of VA privatization.
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"In Washington, political leaders insist they are not trying to privatize the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Actions, however, speak louder than words.
Privatization does not only mean selling off public sector resources to private sector interests. It involves a range of actions that create the perception that public sector systems do not, and can never, deliver high-quality services. Specific policies and actions then proceed to make this a self-fulfilling prophecy. And voila! You have it: PRIVATIZATION!
To justify privatizing the VHA, they:
Portray the public system as broken, or beyond repair.
Portray the private sector system as the solution to any quality or service problems in the public sector.
Blame any problems in the public system on its employees or administrators rather than on complex social problems or political decisions.
Create draconian accountability measures and standards that deprive employees of their workplace rights."*
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