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The INTENT is to limit corruption. If they could give contracts to anybody they want, then they could reward donors. I think it's actually achieved that goal.
by elicash 13y ago
The INTENT is to limit corruption. If they could give contracts to anybody they want, then they could reward donors.
I think it's actually achieved that goal. It comes at the expense of competence, however, as those with the best lawyers (not best developers) win contracts.
- vonmoltke 13y agoExcept it hasn't. The current system has turned what is left of the pool of potential bidders into key donors.
- shawkinaw 13y agoSo we have a choice between corruption and incompetence ... I'm pretty sure that corruption would actually be better, at least shit would work.
- thebulge 13y agoWe only have a choice of which we want to start with. Eventually we end up with both.