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You give examples of contractors you personally know that rob the government and then go on to say the govt steals money from its people and wastes it. You say
by jinushaun 11y ago
You give examples of contractors you personally know that rob the government and then go on to say the govt steals money from its people and wastes it. You say the govt is a fat pig that needs less money to operate more efficiently, but fail to see that means your friends will be out of a job if that were true.
Seems like every time there is a story about govt waste, there is a greedy private company that was contracted to do the work. They charge rates only the govt can stomach to pay, because their choices are limited to a small number of approved companies in the procurement process. Who's fault is that?
I've lived in DC too and have friends that work in and around the government. Yes, it is inefficient and bureaucratic. Yes, the work culture is Office Space. Everyone wants the govt to save money, but no one wants to vote themselves into unemployment.
- 55555 11y ago> You say the govt is a fat pig that needs less money to operate more efficiently, but fail to see that means your friends will be out of a job if that were true. I don't fail to see that at all. It would be better if some of the people I used as examples were out of work, and I am all for that, even though I personally would be worse off for it. I'm also a supporter of totally Open Borders... I'm not trying to benefit from unfair systems.
- innocentoldguy 11y agoI worked for the Federal government for a number of years, and those employees are not stealing anything. It is how the government works. It is the most wasteful, incompetent organization I have ever had the misfortune of working for. I too fully support anything companies and people can do, within the law, to avoid paying taxes because the Federal government is capable of living on much, much less. They just refuse to do it.