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Why Government Can't Be Run Like A Business

Posted On: Feb 08, 2016

Feb. 8, 2016 | OPINION | The mantra of every Koch-headed, right-wing politico is that "government should be run like a business." Welcome to Flint, Michigan. This impoverished, mostly African-American city has indeed been run like a private corporation ever since Gov. Rick Snyder appointed an "emergency manager" to seize control of Flint's heavily indebted local government. Synder's coup'etat usurped the people's democratic voice and enthroned an autocratic CEO who's answerable only to Snyder. jimhightower.com