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Why would the left-wing not want to improve a poorly run program?

• raldi 9y ago
  Because of donations and assurances of bloc voting from the entities profiting from the inefficiencies and corruption, just like the other side.
  • TheIronYuppie 9y ago
    That's a bit reductive. There's another thought - the government program might feel poorly run, but there are in fact a million contingencies that they have to pay attention to, that a startup doesn't; or the government program is poorly run, but it's better than the alternative (a profit seeking corporation driving down costs, but, ultimately, providing worse service at the expense of returns - see prisons). I guess it all comes down to your definition of "poorly run".
• orangecat 9y ago
  Sometimes it's a enemy-of-my-enemy effect. Acknowledging that a government program needs substantial improvements may mean admitting that the evil conservatives and libertarians who were criticizing it had a point. (And yes, this often happens to the right as well when they can't acknowledge that a particular government program has worked well).