The husky governor in our fine state of New Jersey is proposing massive privatization programs for many state services. According to the Bergen Record:

State parks, psychiatric hospitals and even turnpike toll booths
could also be run by private operators, according to the 57-page report
on privatization obtained by The Star-Ledger. Preschool classrooms
would no longer be built at public expense, state employees would pay
for parking and private vendors would dish out food, deliver health
care and run education programs behind prison walls.

All
told, the report says, New Jersey could save at least $210 million a
year by delivering an array of services through private hands.

I know that liberals are supposed to be against all forms of privatization, but I just can't get too worked up about this. If you've ever been to the DMV offices in Paramus, you'll know that a trained monkey could do it better than those guys.

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