What exactly do you mean by "the US seems especially bad"? Bad compared to what? US government efficiency vs foreign governments' efficiency? US government effi

What exactly do you mean by "the US seems especially bad"? Bad compared to what? US government efficiency vs foreign governments' efficiency? US government efficiency vs private sector efficiency? After clarifying what you mean by "bad", _is_ the US especially bad in actuality? Are you basing this perception on any systematic analysis? I don't mean this to be argumentative or something, I'm just trying to understand what you're basing your thinking on.