> It's the age old privatization "starve the beast" trick > 1. Defund and cripple gov. services Probably? Government jobs pay below market and was like that wa

> It's the age old privatization "starve the beast" trick > 1. Defund and cripple gov. services Probably? Government jobs pay below market and was like that way before the current president and the company. > 3. Hand out contracts to your buddies. I mean, Microsoft is getting about 15B from US government alone. Is Microsoft 'buddies'? I agree in general that those tricks are old. The only difference I see today that they are done is less elegant way.