> A government agency will have less incentives to be corrupt, in theory. On the flip side, it will be incompetent and demotivated. And you have what evidence

> A government agency will have less incentives to be corrupt, in theory. On the flip side, it will be incompetent and demotivated. And you have what evidence for this? The reality is, is that government departments often achieve much with very little. Case in point the interview with the former dodge engineer on HN earlier today. I think the reason why the myth persists is because everyone wants to have their demands prioritised while at the same time pay the minimum amount of tax, leading to continuous understaffing and everyone being unhappy (I would exclude defense from that assessment, because they suffer much less from cuts than most other spending).