I've worked in and around government for some time and the reputation for being slow and bureaucratic is well deserved but my observation is that it's a trade o

I've worked in and around government for some time and the reputation for being slow and bureaucratic is well deserved but my observation is that it's a trade off. You can have government services that are fast or corrupt. Make your choice. It's generally slow because if you don't want it to be corrupt you're going to have to have processes, procedures, oversight, etc. basically bureaucracy. If you want it fast, people are going to take advantage of the lack of oversight to enrich themselves. You might find slow government services frustrating but I think a corrupt system would be much worse.