On 6/18/13 6:18 AM, glen wrote:
I'd be impressed if they managed this. From what I've seen, once a
project loses funding, it atrophies and is either cannibalized for
funded projects or dies (slowly).
Building a hammer could be decoupled from using a hammer. The
contractor could be motivated to be especially aggressive or reckless
with the hammer [1], but when they step over the line (e.g. get caught),
the government takes away the hammer and gives it to someone else.
Risk mitigated.
In terms of enduring companies that misuse hammers, I'm thinking
Blackwater.
Marcus
[1] Hammer Attack!
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3070201.shtml?cat=504
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