Can government-offered services maintain as high a level of quality and efficiency as the private sector?
Does competition truly make things better? Would high taxes for corporations lessen the incentive to provide the best possible goods and services? Are govt. employees as motivated to work efficiently if their jobs do not hinge on the quality of the service they provide?
No, grammar mistake is fine
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December 31st, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Without competition the government can charge whatever they like and what you pay is likely what you’re going to get. For instance, I don’t want a cheap doctor the government has picked for me operating on my brain. The public sector hasn’t managed to do anything right so far and we’re supposed to trust them with more and more power. I’d sooner perform my own surgery.
Without competition forcing employees to perform better than the opposition, human nature dictates that they probably won’t give a crap. Note the MVD and government run health facilities. Yikes.
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December 31st, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Typically Governmental services are incumbered by state and federal law. For instance the DMV is cumbersome because they are all required to follow many steps to insure equality and accuracy in service, simply because they represent us all.
If you were to privatize something like the DMV, without the current government restrictions, we would all be in extreme trouble. There would be little recompense for inequality in service. As it stands today, I have to wait in line at the dmv, but I get the same treatment as the guy in front and girl behind me. Privatization would stop that from happening.
For a great example of what happens when private companies are commissioned for Governmental work, take a look at Haliburton. Take a look at Government VARS, and private companies who provide services to the Government. Is there a savings, or an increase in service?
There isn't, its just another source of mis spent funds.
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December 31st, 2008 at 7:23 pm
The moment real competition subsides in the private sector, the quality of services and products offers generally drops, sometimes even substantially, unless there are government regulations such as environmental or safety standards that have to be met. I believe that government employees, provided they are given the right kind of incentive and motivation, can certainly offer a high level of quality product or service. Public-private partnerships could be a long-term solution to ensure high quality service.
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http://www.jstor.org/pss/975846
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/PPP/options.htm
December 31st, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Just look at:
Department of Education
The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
The War on Drugs
Social Security
Welfare
this is just a few of the government programs that well..suck.
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December 31st, 2008 at 8:13 pm
It depends on the services. Certain industries have shown that the government is much more efficient and is the best to do them, while others should be contracted out.
For example, would you want Burns Security taking over your local police department? Probably not.
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December 31st, 2008 at 8:59 pm
The private sector has to make a profit. Therefore if you are dependent on that system for essential high quality services you may get fooled. For instance HMO medical care says it will provide a quality product for less money. Everyone knows that that system will provide as little care as possible to increase their profits as much as possible. So to expect a profit making industry to consider the best interests of individuals is ludicrous. Government employees and military personnel are not dependent on profits and usually have a desire to serve their community since they often get paid little more than poverty level wages and don’t get much respect for what they do. However I definitely want the profit motive involved in my material consumption process. I like it when competing car dealers offer me bigger rebates and better interest rates due to competition for my business. So there is a place for each system for that which each does best.
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December 31st, 2008 at 9:16 pm
A very good question, the answer is of course is no, most of the government workers are democrats and have no interest in doing a good job, just want the check.
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December 31st, 2008 at 9:49 pm
No, grammar mistake is fine
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