August 1-3, 2011 -- Now and After

What will Obama and the Republicans' "Austerity America" look like?

Here's one crystal ball version:

NOW	AFTER
Federal government-run or subsidized	Post-privatization
U.S. Postal Service  Government subsidized  Domestic first-class mail, 1 or less ounce    $0.44	MailAmerica. a division of Fedex Inc.   Domestic second-day delivery $15.70
Smithsonian Institution  Government-supportedWashington Museums and National Zoo     Free	Smithsonian Museums and National Zoo Tickets, managed by Disney Corporation. Five-day ticket package, Two adults, 1 child between 10 and 16, and 1 child under the age of 10            $985
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Government. Saltwater recreational fishing license registration.  $15	MARITIME SECURITY AMERICA, A Division of Xe Services.  Federal recreational fishing permit annual rate  $375
AMTRAK   Government subsidized.  Coach, New York to Washington, DC off-peak  Same day reservation$78.00	RAIL AMERICA, a division of CSX Corporation. New York to Washington, DC off-peak. Same-day reservation  $325
National Park Service  Government. Cape Lookout, NC National Seashore Cabin, 3 nights, summer rate  $252	SURF "N" SAND AMERICA, A Blackstone Company, Cape Lookout, NC Private Beach Resort. Beach cabin, 3 nights, summer rate  $535
National Park Service  Government. Bald Mountain, WY Campground. RV rate for 3 nights   $42.00	PARKS AMERICA. a Hyatt Corporation Company.  Bald Mountain, WY Private Campground. RV Rate for 3 nights  $150
National Park Service, Government. Entrance to National Mall Memorials, Washington, DC (Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, FDR, World War II and Korean War Memorials)  Free	CELEBRATE AMERICA NATIONAL MALL Tickets Inc. a Marriott company. One-day ticket package, Two adults, 1 child between 10 and 16, and 1 child under the age of 10   $284
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Government. Unlimited access to National Archives   Free	RESEARCH AMERICA, A Division of Reed-Elsevier/Lexis Nexis, Inc.     One-month access to privately-run National Archives.  $280
National Park Service. Ford Island Admiral Clarey Bridge, Pearl Harbor, HI.  Free	Ford Island Admiral Clarey Bridge Private Tollway.    Round-trip toll: $15
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Government. Kennedy Space Center Tours, Cape Canaveral, FL; Family of 4 ;              $152	Space X Corporation, Kennedy Space Center Tours.   One-day ticket package, Two adults, 1 child between 10 and 16, and 1 child under the age of 10   $300

Barack Obama and his Republican friends have sold out the United States to their corporate crony masters. Along with deep cuts in Medicare, Social Security, Veterans benefits, public education support, and college tuition assistance, America is being privatized and we, the citizens, are becoming indentured servants of the ruling elite.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS MONEY CAN'T BUY. FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THERE'S OBAMA