http://manfredeye.com/selling-government/ For middle and working class Americans Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://manfredeye.com/selling-government/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Manfred Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:08:23 +0000 http://manfredeye.com/?p=167#comment-918 Excellent government service is not compatible with the maximization of profit. This type of thing also lacks oversight and accountability. I am not adverse to government contracting per se, but the process should be open and competitive. I also have a problem with independent contractors performing such tasks as high-level intelligence gathering, military duties, and sensitive financial matters. Should those whose ultimate loyalty is to profit really have top-secret security clearances? Excellent government service is not compatible with the maximization of profit. This type of thing also lacks oversight and accountability.
I am not adverse to government contracting per se, but the process should be open and competitive. I also have a problem with independent contractors performing such tasks as high-level intelligence gathering, military duties, and sensitive financial matters.
Should those whose ultimate loyalty is to profit really have top-secret security clearances?

]]> http://manfredeye.com/selling-government/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Fritz Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:45:54 +0000 http://manfredeye.com/?p=167#comment-913 Ever heard of the concept of "thickening government"? Check out the book by Paul Charles Light called Thickening Government: Federal Hierarchy and the Diffusion of Accountability. While I wouldn't want to downplay your concerns, going too far in the other direction isn't exactly a panacea, either. Bureaucracies can be remarkably resistant to political, popular, legislative, and executive pressure as well. While the profit motive may be crass, at least it gives us a chance to predict and understand the behavior of a corporation. Ever heard of the concept of “thickening government”? Check out the book by Paul Charles Light called Thickening Government: Federal Hierarchy and the Diffusion of Accountability. While I wouldn’t want to downplay your concerns, going too far in the other direction isn’t exactly a panacea, either. Bureaucracies can be remarkably resistant to political, popular, legislative, and executive pressure as well. While the profit motive may be crass, at least it gives us a chance to predict and understand the behavior of a corporation.

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