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Quote by: lsbskins1  Just one? Ok, Interstate Highway System. Good for defense, good for commerce. I'm sure you will attempt to nit-pick it, but over-all, a very successful project. Will it ever be perfect? Nope, but nothing ever is. |
Heh, you finally came up with what you think is a good example. Unfortunately, in the long term, they are proving to be too costly, and there is talk of privatization.
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Quote by: lsbskins1 To quote you, history. Regulation "could" occur through a private entity, but it does not. That is why it is unacceptable to those on the left. We tend to reject answers that time and experience have taught us do not work. |
What example/examples are you referring to?
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Quote by: lsbskins1 The big, bad bureaucracy bugaboo. Yes, any form of administration can tend to create log jams and "red tape". Ever work for a big company? I once worked for one that actually plan-o-gramed where to put your tape on your desk, sent out flyers to all offices. They (big private interprise) are just as subject to this kind of crap as government. Claiming that government is the cause of this issue is disingenuous. The causes of the problem exist in any human endeavor. We can't outlaw lawyers, nor can we eradicate those who search for loopholes, those who down-right cheat, lie and steal or those who are just plain stupid. This causes a need for a constant hashing and rehashing, codifying and re-establishing. You also have interagency/departmental rivalries. All these problems exist in the private sector to as great a degree as they do in government. Blaming government for this problem is like blaming sin on religion. |
Yes, but you cite the exceptions, and not the rule. Of course we can always find bad examples of either philosophy, but show me a government operation that can be compared to the Better Business Bureau. They manage to operate in the Black every year.
And I hope you note the irony of me throwing a "bureau" in your face as an example.