selling off of public lands, buildings and utilities was cranked up under La Junta. it’s why PRicans have less access to electricity and potable water with the privatized utilities than when they were public.
of course, with the privatization of utilities, came the knee-capping of the largest labor unions en La Isla. that has had a ripple effect not just in skilled jobs in engineering, but even in “good jobs” in health care.
but Timothy Geithner is now worried about democracy… 🧵