On 19 Jul 2001, at 15:48, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> >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 . . .
I agree that how government workers are chosen is totally, frankly,
moronic and needs to be radically changed. Eh, if you can DO the
job and well, then you should do it, and nuts to what YOU want.
(Think Arthur C. Clark, _Imperial Earth_)
Yes, it's harsh, but I really DON'T believe that the current system
works.
Dawn Falcon
