Hello Tim, On Friday, August 01, 2003 at 06:54:55, you wrote:

>There are Tim many government resources which are overseen and run very
>efficiently to high standards by private contractors or work undertaken
>by private consultants, usually (and hopefully) with greater cost
>savings.

I find this incredible. "Privatization" does not ensure efficiency, high
standards and lower cost. Not only is this belied by the incredible
corruption and inefficiencies in government contracting, but it is
downright insulting to many hard working, talented and efficient
government employees.

Handing over government services and activities quite often is nothing
more than a subterfuge for lining the pockets of private citizens.

Boeing, Halliburton, cost overruns, $500.00 screws,....  And from my
experience and observation, "consulting" is one of the bigger
boondoggles.  Hiring consultants rates right up there with creating
"task forces".

Instead of canning a few archaeologists how about trimming the fat in
the military-corporate area?

Nope, I don't work for any governmental entity now nor have I in the
past, unless mandatory military service counts.

Sure, there may be efficient and honest contractors and consultants
doing government work, but so too are there efficient and honest
government employees.


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Regards,
Pádraig

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