It is now mostly forgotten that President Clinton and Vice President Gore actively promoted privatization. In fact, Gore headed the National Performance Review (NPR) which was assigned to promote privatization of government functions, although the preferred the term was "commercialization" and, rather than speak of "people" or "citizenry,"
Home, Sweet (Privatized Military) Home
The goals of faster and cheaper military housing may have been achieved through privatization, but problems including unreliable builders and an unwillingness to fix persistent problems including mold has led to legal action by tenants.
By Ellen Dannin
