Private[ization] Doesn't Mean Better

I still remember the term "satisfice" combining the words satisfy and suffice, from a college class in public administration. So much of the government, particularly at the federal level, is ideologically driven these days.

You'd think after Enron, Tyco Laboratories, WorldCom, HealthSouth, and all the rest, that the ideologues would let up for a moment on the argument that the private sector is always a superior provider compared to the government.

William Raspberry, columnist for the Washington Post, has a piece on this topic today. The column, all-in-all, isn't that great. But at least he raises the point.