New Yorkers: Private consultants and contractors are cutting shady deals with your tax dollars. It’s time to shine the light on the  dark side of privatization and stop taxpayer abuse. Private contractors and consultants are expensive, inefficient and unaccountable!  And you’re picking up the bill. New York state’s increasing use of private contractors to perform public services costs state taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Independent audits have proven over and over that state employees do the work better and for less. It’s time to tell your state leaders to stop wasting your tax dollars. Tell lawmakers to pass the GO PUBLIC Accountability Bills and keep your tax dollars in the light for all to see. Pass the Go Public Accountability Bills: -  S.3923/A.1259 — a bill requiring a cost/benefit analysis before contracting-out state services. - S.1920/A.6542 — a bill requiring state agencies to disclose the cost and number of contract employees they have. - A.5626 — a bill increasing the accountability of state authorities and off-budget “shadow” agencies. - A.0009 — a bill restricting lobbyists from influencing the award of state contracts. Call 1-877-255-9417 and tell your state leaders to pass the GO PUBLIC Accountability Bills! GO PUBLIC. Invest In Public Employees. stopprivatization.com Download PDF print ad PEF Public Relations ad campaigns This ad was created by the PEF PR department and appeared as black & white versions in the May 3 & 8, 2005 editions of  Albany Times Union, The Schenectady Daily Gazette, the May 9 edition of The Legislative Gazette, and the May 16, 2005 editions of The New York Times, New York Post. © Copyright 2005.