Why haven’t we heard before of this extremism, and why hasn’t
something been done about it? The USA
based American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) promotes a hard right agenda
which is described by Paul Krugman as “union-busting;
undermining environmental protection; tax breaks for corporations and the
wealthy; turning the provision of public services, from schools to prisons,
over to for-profit corporations; privatizing government, in which corporations
get their profits from taxpayer dollars; encouraging vigilante (in)justice; promoting
bills that make it hard for the poor and ethnic minorities to vote; and
promoting draconian immigration law“. This
sort of organization is so damaging to the roots of our society! It is truly disconcerting to see the extent
that ALEC is supported by large multinational corporations.
You can read Paul Krugman's full editorial here.
