I believe inefficiency is a red herring. I want the government to collect taxes to fund these efforts for two reasons: 1) So that we can have consistent, reli

I believe inefficiency is a red herring. I want the government to collect taxes to fund these efforts for two reasons: 1) So that we can have consistent, reliable, and widely-available services. 2) So the financial cost of society is spread fairly across everyone. These are not guarantees the free market provides, because the market doesn't care about outcomes. Giving people tax breaks and hoping they donate it to homeless shelters will probably not help all the homeless people in the country. Switching the FDA to an opt-in subscription service will not prevent unsafe drugs from reaching consumers. Sure I'd prefer government to run be as efficient as possible, but the goal isn't efficiency, it's better outcomes.