«Maybe in five or ten years you will be doing a different
job and be better paid and you won't need that home, you will be able to go
into the
private sector... looking at a
more flexible system, I think makes sense.»
As government revenue rises to record levels due to oil and gas production, especially with the oncoming $ 7bn ENI gas project, the new government will have
more resources to devote to improving basic healthcare, build productive livelihoods through
private -
sector led
job creation, deepen decentralise decision making, pumping water
into neighbourhoods and building roads.
The mayor also wants to reduce the size of the schools — or schools within schools — to no
more than 500 students, and he wants to create «community partnerships» that would draw the
private sector and nonprofit groups
into the
job of educating the city's kids.
This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from
private sector guy, gets
into office, legislates in favor of
private sector guy,
private sector guy contributes
more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,»
more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over
private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on
private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes
private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician...
private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new
private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new
private guy will make
more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay
more for widgets, lose
job in widget factory, hate
private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.