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I beg to differ. At best, many people just don't really give it much thought. Many others think that when the government does something it is free, not understa

I beg to differ. At best, many people just don't really give it much thought. Many others think that when the government does something it is free, not understanding that the people pay for everything the government does. The thing that is grossly inefficient is the manner in which services are paid for when it involves doing it indirectly via tax authorities. The overhead can't be eliminated when it is done that way - it requires a contingent of administrators and petty bureaucrats.

perl4ever 7y ago
It doesn't matter how many administrators you have, you need more if you bill people and less if you don't. This would apply to private or public sectors. Don't you think this has something to do with why we see private companies giving away stuff instead of implementing microtransactions? The obvious problem with providing stuff at no charge is that it will cost too much to supply it, and people will waste it, but that isn't what I would call overhead, and I don't think you are talking about that.