At 12:22 PM 7/19/01, Darryl wrote:
>Jeroen wrote:
>
> >Do you have any idea why we'd rather let the government decide on
> >that? It's
> >because the government (ideally) goes for the option that benefits
> >society
> >most, while the market will go for the option that results in the
> >highest
> >profits.
>
>
>Hmmmm....It seems to me that government bureaucrats make decisions that
>benefit government bureaucrats. Are government bureaucrats accountable
>though? Often it is nearly impossible for elected officials to
>interfere with civil service employees. So we hold these elections,
>and the officeholders change seats, while the people with the real
>power keep on going. The larger the governmental sector is, the less
>accountable it is.
>
>If public sector decision makers cannot be held accountable for their
>decisions, then the rationale for involving the public sector collapses.
Which is the reason many (thinking people, as opposed to Andy's "sheep") in
the US literally fear giving such power to "the government," especially in
light of "the government's" track record on various issues . . .
-- Ronn! :)
