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Jon's avatar

A note of caution, government doesn't have to be efficient in order to be effective. In fact, given the unpredictable nature of the challenges that a government may have to deal with, a certain amount of built-in redundancy / slack is often needed to adapt effectively to unforeseen situations. If you strip government back to the bone, it won't have any spare resources to adapt to rapidly changing situations - the sort of volatility that characterizes the modern world. It's the same reason humans carry wasteful fat around in their bodies and large scale constructions like bridges are massively over-engineered. It's often better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

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Daniel Parker's avatar

Comments on govt efficiency come across as naive.

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