The best privatization is the kind that works
Source: By Bill Cotterell, Tallahassee Democrat (FL), Jul 2, 2007
The whole idea of privatization - or "outsourcing," if you prefer - is to save the taxpayers money and improve services by injecting competition into the government marketplace.
It didn't start with ex-Gov. Jeb Bush, although he was an enthusiastic advocate of giving privateers a shot at the "noncore" functions of state agencies.
......... There is now a Council on Efficient Government that's cleaning up after Bush, although none of its professional staff would put it quite that way. In fairness, the council is doing a lot more than live autopsies on the Bush legacy; it will set up an orderly system for government contracting.