Gov. Mitch Daniels is privatizing the dietary at our local state hospital.

[Indiana_Dem]

This is in Logansport. Approximately 60 workers will be losing their jobs. It was on the front page of our paper today. I think this is just the beginning of the privatization efforts concerning our state institutions. If hired, the workers will probably have a lower wage and few, if any, benefits. Some of the workers have been there for 30 years. Pretty soon, I bet the nurses will be next.

Our city is already bleeding away jobs profusely. It's really feeling oppressed around here!

[Erika]

1. Bush's America

Welcome to the land of Dickens, Hugo and Zola. Remember this when you talk to your friendly GOP co-worker.

[flordehinojos]

2. not only (and sadly so) will people lose their jobs, benefits and living

wages. The GUIDELINES enforced by state regulations will start seeing a lots of cutting corners etc. etc. etc. so well known to so many of the private industries.

Bush is such a pharisee who has a whole host of other pharisees attached to his coat tails!!!!!!

[Chipper Chat]

3. Just as the US 24 Corridor was supposed to awaken Logan

from a 50-year slumber, "My Bitch Mitch" feeds the town slumber pills. He is an apt pupil of his former boss -Dubya the Destroyer.

[salin]

4. If he does this, find a relatively friendly reporter

and have him follow the story - over the next couple of years. Privatization doesn't always have a great track record - often the cost to the government increases, while services decerase. This strategy won't stop the current move, but could start raising awareness of how flawed this approach is - there are a multitude of examples from Jeb!s florida. There is little more that Hoosiers dislike than clearly fraudulent use of tax payers $$s.

[izzybeans]

5. Great that is that is one of the town's largest employers n/t