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Isn't it obvious? Because governments aren't good at management. There's no incentive or feedback loop. A company goes out of business if it's operationally a m
by bko 5mo ago
Isn't it obvious? Because governments aren't good at management. There's no incentive or feedback loop. A company goes out of business if it's operationally a mess or doesn't deliver value. Not always but it's highly correlated. Governments face no pressure like this. Maybe mild pressure on the very local level. But when you get to the national level, orgs like the Pentagon misplace trillions of dollars with not so much of a protest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Office_investigations_of_the_Department_of_Defense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Accountability_Offi...
- mondrian 5mo agoThe irony in your example is the modern Pentagon is largely a collection of private companies.
- throwthrowuknow 5mo agoA collection of private companies contracted and administered by government.
- philipallstar 5mo agoEverything is eventually private. Each employee is a private individual. That doesn't matter. What matters is how money is collected, and if it's forced out of people by tax, instead of being handed over voluntarily, there's no incentive to be good.