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It's the first result on Google for "NC privatize DMV". https://www.carolinajournal.com/nc-house-moves-toward-privatizing-dmv/ https://www.carolinajournal.com/
by Tadpole9181 1y ago
It's the first result on Google for "NC privatize DMV".
https://www.carolinajournal.com/nc-house-moves-toward-privatizing-dmv/ https://www.carolinajournal.com/nc-house-moves-toward-privat...
> The North Carolina House has officially taken a first step toward privatizing the infamously mismanaged Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), as issues and customer complaints have persisted for years.
> The proposed budget released on Monday includes a provision that would begin the process of privatizing DMV services by creating a new pilot program to allow third-party vendors to handle driver’s license renewals, a function traditionally managed solely by the state.
> The reforms come amid increasing legislative pressure to modernize DMV operations. State leaders have repeatedly criticized the DMV’s operations, arguing that the division “would be out of business if it were in the private sector.” With no notable improvement in sight, Rep. Jake Johnson, R-Polk, has been behind the push for legislative action. Earlier this year, he proposed overhauling the DMV’s structure by taking it out of the Department of Transportation.
- Aurornis 1y agoI’m reading the bill. This is saying they’ll authorize private services to renew licenses in parallel with the public DMV.
- lupusreal 1y agoWashington state has something like that. It doesn't seem so bad.
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- ceejayoz 1y agoYes, that’s step one. Step two is to ruin the public option. Step three is to complain about how bad the public option is.
- daveguy 1y agoAnd step four, shut down the public option for further "efficiency and cost savings" allowing the private options to squeeze out higher and higher rents.
- aerostable_slug 1y agoWe've had step one for decades in California. AAA does a portion of what the DMV does for their members. And they do it better and faster. There's never been any step two (cynically, the organization does that themselves). Everyone has been doing step three since time immemorial which is why AAA lobbied to start providing DMV services to their members. It is the best of both worlds. Nobody is denied service yet AAA members don't have to deal with poorly-incentivized government workers for many common bureaucratic tasks.
- selimthegrim 1y agoThis is the setup in Louisiana and you end up with things like Orleans Parish having 1-2 OMV offices leaving tag agents a necessity