Its not based on media hype. If you've had personal dealings with the government, you'd notice that it takes weeks and several people that the private sector does with a single web form.
Its obvious that even software development is bloated beyond belief with no pressure to actually be responsible with the people's money.
From what I can observe, there are plenty of people that believe what politicians say. And that's a far more dangerous thing than listening to all the conflicting superficial voices of the media. There are just as many voices in the media that claim more government is the answer to every problem as say more government is bad.
Government is perfectly efficient at spending money on its pet projects and pet people. 100% of the money go to them.
But what the people who pay for this massive mess care about is what matters.
"Its obvious that even software development is bloated beyond belief with no pressure to actually be responsible with the people's money."
Of course there are portions of government programs that aren't working right. Like all things. I know mostly the healthcare world, so I'll draw an example from there:
Medicare uses about 3-5% of its money on overhead. Private insurers use between 15-30%. The insurance company has really well designed brochures, snappy sales pitches, and coverage that varies in quality so broadly that it is unbelievable. On the whole medicare is far more responsible with the money it receives, and provides significantly more efficient service.
How does this jibe with the world view you are presenting?
Its obvious that even software development is bloated beyond belief with no pressure to actually be responsible with the people's money.
From what I can observe, there are plenty of people that believe what politicians say. And that's a far more dangerous thing than listening to all the conflicting superficial voices of the media. There are just as many voices in the media that claim more government is the answer to every problem as say more government is bad.
Government is perfectly efficient at spending money on its pet projects and pet people. 100% of the money go to them.
But what the people who pay for this massive mess care about is what matters.