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I am somewhat mind-blown by that government waste adage. While I supposed that in some technical sense it could be true, I would like to have a blunt conversati
by Brusco_RF 3y ago
I am somewhat mind-blown by that government waste adage. While I supposed that in some technical sense it could be true, I would like to have a blunt conversation with anyone who believes government waste is anywhere near parity with the costs of trying to eliminate government waste
- tptacek 3y agoThe logic of the statement, which is pretty hard to dispute, doesn't establish that the current amount of waste in any given program is or isn't optimal, only that the optimal level isn't zero.
- pgodzin 3y agoNo one is saying the current level of government waste is optimal and not worth the cost to eliminate. Just that if you have eliminated 99%, the extra 1% may not be worth it.
- Brusco_RF 3y agoI'd like to cross that bridge when we get there :)
- nerdchum 3y agoCompletely agreed. The best solution to eliminate government waste is to eliminate the part of the government creating the waste.