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Originally Posted by bhunter
Ironically, that is precisely the problem with bureaucracies, and is, BTW, one of my favorite Emerson quotes.
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The real problem with bureaucracies is the system. Everytime a new president takes office he has to appoint close to 8000 people to public office. Now it follows that the system practically guarantees that the majority will be apponted as political favours with no regard for competence. So the problem is not the these folks function poorly, the miracle is that they function at all. In a sensible system everyone below cabinet level would be a career civil servant who presumably has undergone yearly reviews and has demonstrated competence.
05-25-2012, 07:07 AM
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