The Rick Scott administrationâs proposal to privatize portions of state parks is running up against increasing opposition. Now the issue is gaining national attention.
On a recent segment on his progressive talk show, The Big Picture, Thom Hartmann discussed a plan to turn portions of some of Floridaâs most renowned state parks over to private corporations â for use as high-impact camping and RV sites.
From the segment:
Gov. Scott is telling his stateâs Department of Environmental Protection to draw up plans to sell off huge chunks of 56 Florida state parks to private corporations. And, as you can imagine, corporations donât really give a damn about the metaphysical experience you might enjoy while camping. They care about the bottom line. And what can be built on campsites to make the most profit. As in â letâs give Smokey the Bear a break from patrolling wildfires at campsites and put him⊠behind a McDonaldâs counter to make sure the deep fryer doesnât catch fire.
This is how Gov. Scott plans to deal with his stateâs budget shortfall. A budget shortfall that was partly created by massive tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and corporations that Rick Scott himself pushed through as his first priority when he took office at the beginning of the year â plunging his stateâs budget into the red.
Watch the full segment below:
