Privatizing government services state budget woes

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Summary: One government service after another has been turned over to private business for a profit. In this program, Bill Moyers Journal and Expose: America's Investigative Reports examine a whistleblower's tale of military housing contracts gone awry as Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Eric Nalder reveals what happens when one private contractor drops the ball. In addition, Bill Moyers talks with New York Governor David Paterson about how states are coping with the economic crisis and checks in with author Sarah Chayes on the state of affairs in America's "other war"-the one in Afghanistan-as the Obama administration prepares to take control of the White House.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (58 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2009], c2008.

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General Note:	Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 30, 2009. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Afghanistan Today: Corrupt Government (3:38) -- Pakistan and the Taliban (4:16) -- American's Foreign Policy Problems - Sarah Chayes (6:17) -- Interview with Governor David Paterson (4:49) -- New York State: Expenditures and Revenues (3:28) -- New York's Budgetary Woes (3:13) -- Economics in New York State (3:39) -- Privatization of Government Services (3:28) -- Military Housing Contracts/Private Contractors (4:18) -- Corruption In Military Housing Contracts (4:33) -- Whistleblower Fired for Exposing Truth (3:00) -- Corrupt Government Contractor (3:08) -- Military Cover-Up in Housing Fraud (4:20)
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Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Broadcast December 19, 2008.
Target Audience Note:	12 & up.
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Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
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