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It's almost like the people in charge aren't really affected by it, and therefore don't really want to put any focus and effort (money, time, attention) in to m

• planetsprite 4y ago
  As is the case for 90% of public services in the United States.
  • hulitu 4y ago
    And in any company
    • badpun 4y ago
      In companies, the feedback loop is shorter. If the company's products or services are disappointing, the sales will fall (unless the company happens to be monopoly, but that's a different point), which will immediately be noticed by the CEO, who will start some mitigating actions that is likely to put some pressure on the workers. Whereas, if people are unhappy with a public service, they can do... what exactly? Swap Republicans for Democrats (or the other way around, depending on who's in power right now) in the next election? How likely is that to accomplish anything?
• clintonb 4y ago
  What are you talking about? The "Fleet of the Future" (or Deloreans, as I call them) now comprises a third of the cars in operation. The older cars (space shuttles) are being phased out.