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probably more to do contracting bureaucracy than incompetence. With all of these public works projects there are just too many hands in the bowl to make it effi
by Edmond 11y ago
probably more to do contracting bureaucracy than incompetence. With all of these public works projects there are just too many hands in the bowl to make it efficient. The alternative would be to do it dictatorially, which would not be acceptable either.
- imglorp 11y agoMore likely, bureaucracy AND incompetence. Each begets the other forever.
- PhantomGremlin 11y agobureaucracy AND incompetence You forgot corruption, the third member of the triad.
- jessriedel 11y agoWorth pointing out that everyone's favorite example of decent mass transit in the US, the NYC subways system, was largely constructed by private companies, or constructed by the city and immediately leased to private companies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_Subway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_City_S... The subway wasn't brought under full public control until 1940, after which there was very little expansion.