Regular readers know I am fond of mocking the people who believe that, by dint of their superior ideas and morality, feel an obligation to run everyone else's lives on their behalf.
The government operates largely outside what we would consider performance accountability. Employees don't get fired when they fail or screw up - the bureaucracy simply grows to add another layer to ensure "that doesn't happen again". And of course, "next time" something completely different leads to failure. And more oversight and regulation is added - but no accountability. This just keeps going to the point where we are: nothing ever gets done and it costs us trillions annually to get nothing done. Trump and Musk's "DOGE boys" don't come from that world - they come from a world of tight accountability - REAL accountability, as in, you succeed or you're out of a job. Government regs (actually LAWS, like CSPA) need to change in order for that to happen.
When I graduated college, and was job hunting with an engineering degree in the "job-rich" market that was Reagan's 80s defense buildup, I had a choice - go private sector for more money, or go government for less money but FAR more job security and benefits.
I went private, a friend went government. When downsizing happened, I and most of my peers left defense. My friend and his peers got shuffled around, but they all kept their jobs.
Since starting to read your blogs, I have come to believe that individual liberty, both in one’s person and property, is the highest value a nation can provide. My wife’s cousin’s daughter and her family recently escaped Cuba and are now settled here after a harrowing journey. People in Cuba are slowly starving.
The government operates largely outside what we would consider performance accountability. Employees don't get fired when they fail or screw up - the bureaucracy simply grows to add another layer to ensure "that doesn't happen again". And of course, "next time" something completely different leads to failure. And more oversight and regulation is added - but no accountability. This just keeps going to the point where we are: nothing ever gets done and it costs us trillions annually to get nothing done. Trump and Musk's "DOGE boys" don't come from that world - they come from a world of tight accountability - REAL accountability, as in, you succeed or you're out of a job. Government regs (actually LAWS, like CSPA) need to change in order for that to happen.
When I graduated college, and was job hunting with an engineering degree in the "job-rich" market that was Reagan's 80s defense buildup, I had a choice - go private sector for more money, or go government for less money but FAR more job security and benefits.
I went private, a friend went government. When downsizing happened, I and most of my peers left defense. My friend and his peers got shuffled around, but they all kept their jobs.
Since starting to read your blogs, I have come to believe that individual liberty, both in one’s person and property, is the highest value a nation can provide. My wife’s cousin’s daughter and her family recently escaped Cuba and are now settled here after a harrowing journey. People in Cuba are slowly starving.