I agree with the author, but for far different reasons. Anytime taxpayer money is up for grabs by private companies, there is almost no oversight and things get

I agree with the author, but for far different reasons. Anytime taxpayer money is up for grabs by private companies, there is almost no oversight and things get out of hand quickly. This is the wrong way to go about things and it never works. I don't think the US government is capable of running large programs efficiently. They're universally understaffed, the staff that does work there is under-qualified, and they don't have to answer to anyone because they can't be fired for missing budgets, goals, or deadlines. I don't know what the right answer is honestly, so I do enjoy ready other people's views in this thread.. but I'm certain its not what we're doing now.