America for Sale…and Goldman Sachs is Buying

Thursday, 06/16/2011 - 2:27 pm by Dylan Ratigan

Piece by piece, the country’s public assets are being sold to big banks and other bidders. Is our government next?

In Chicago, it’s the sale of parking meters to the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi. In Indiana, it’s the sale of the northern toll road to a Spanish and Australian joint venture. In Wisconsin it’s public health and food programs, in California it’s libraries. It’s water treatment plants, schools, toll roads, airports, and power plants. It’s Amtrak. There are revolving doors of corrupt politicians, big banks, and rating agencies. There are conflicts of interest. It’s bipartisan.