Counterpunch: Sacrificed on the Altar of Neoliberalism

If you think the public sector is bloated and there is too much regulation and red tape you may well be right. But be careful what you wish for. Here's a tragic tale from Mexico of political cronyism, privatisation, profiteering and an appalling lack of safety standards, all leading to nearly 50 infants being burned to death. In this context there's a reference to the indictment of Dick Cheney for illegally profiting, by virtue of his office, from investments in groups running private prisons, for exerting pressure regarding payment for this service and his involvement in a private prison in which some inmates were allowed to brutalise (and in one case kill) others.