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- From: burris@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jim Burris)
- Subject: Re: Question about Libertarian Idealogy posted to sci.econ
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- References: <1992Sep12.011348.3455@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Sep13.223901.4088@desire.wright.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:09:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep13.223901.4088@desire.wright.edu> demon@desire.wright.edu (Stupendous Man) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep12.011348.3455@leland.Stanford.EDU>, bohnert@leland.Stanford.EDU (matthew bohnert) writes:
- >> Hello to all...
- >>
- > Bureaucrats usually don't make good businessmen.
- >
- > Actually, my views are pretty close to yours, I simply don't trust the
- >bureaucracy to do a good job. Personally, I have no objections to government
-
- Actually, the "various" bureaucracies in this country are surprisingly good
- at what they are asked to do. Therin lies the problem. They are asked to do too
- much. They are given unsolvable problems. They are subject to political winds,
- which changes their mission every 2-4 years. They are underfunded and underpaid
- when compared to the private sector. And they are constantly hounded, blamed,
- chastised, and otherwise castigated by politicians needing a scapegoat, and by
- people with an anti-govt bias, neither of which back up their wild assertions
- with data.
- The information I've seen in studying public administration in this country,
- from the federal system down to the township or school district, is that most
- of the customers these bureaus serve are satisfied that they've been treated
- fairly, within the context of the rules they must operate under. And, though it
- is difficult to compare, productivity of the public sector seems to approach
- that of the private sector.
- Politicians pass laws and regulations that are of dubious quality for
- electioneering purposes. Thus, eliminating special-interest campaign financing,
- imposing term limitations, holding politicians accountable for their actions,
- and limiting our expectations of government in general ("ask not..."), will
- improve the operation of our governments. Even a limited government needs the
- bureaucracy. Let's see: armed services; police and fire depts.; FDA; EPA; DOA;
- school supers/principals/teachers; forest rangers .......... These are all
- bureaucrats. The problem is their politically-appointed directors. Do you
- agree?
-
- Jim Burris
-
- "for step areobics, I use a soapbox"
- >
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