> I'm not arguing that the government is a paradigm of efficiency but cronyism is a huge problem in the public sector as well. It's not nearly as large a facto

> I'm not arguing that the government is a paradigm of efficiency but cronyism is a huge problem in the public sector as well. It's not nearly as large a factor, and they're spending their own money, so there's a natural limit. > If interference by the government can reduce or prevent this, I'm all for it. The question is not "can reduce" because it's easy to argue that the "correct" govt action could help. The relevant question is whether the govt actions that are likely to happen will be helpful or harmful. Do you believe that govt actions in the recent past have helped more than they've hurt? If not, why do you think that the next actions will do better?