Are Americans The New Commodity?

Question

Is it true that 2 of the 3 credit reporting agencies are owned by foriegn countries?
Now that a large majority of the prisons are privately owned and are publicly held companies, will punishments now carry longer prison terms? Can shareholders demand that prisons lock up more criminals to increase thier bottom lines?
Considering that foster care agencies are privately owned and government funded, would it be best for these agencies to NOT reunite dislocated kids with parents and family members in order to increase thier bottom lines?
With the new child support collection laws (federal) and considering that privately owned companies now can collect up to 75 cents for every dollar collected for child support, will they drive up the child support awards to custodial parents to increase thier bottom lines?

Answer 1

Outsourcing tasks that the Government should perform for the common good risks that those tasks will be performed inhumanely or incompetently to increase profit. This has happened many times already.