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That's a bizarre take. What incentivises governent workers to be efficient? What incentives workers & owners of a private business to be efficient? Government i
by alvah 5y ago
That's a bizarre take. What incentivises governent workers to be efficient? What incentives workers & owners of a private business to be efficient? Government isn't at risk of going out of business, and within a government department, doing a particular thing more efficiently can result in lower budget and reduced headcount. You might be talking about certain large enterprises that have become bloated and top-heavy with non-productive hires & survive by lobbying government to regulate & discourage smaller competitors, but that certainly doesn't describe most private companies.
- simondotau 5y agoIt's only bizarre—and I'd agree it would be bizarre—if you interpret what I said as comparing a behemoth Government with a small and agile corporation. For the avoidance of any confusion, I'm talking about private entities which operate at a similar scale to its equivalent Government department. Beyond a certain scale, massive inefficiency is the natural state of most corporations. It's just hard to find because the dirty laundry is rarely made public, and even then it's often concealed behind consultant fees, marketing budgets and other opaque expenditures.