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Originally Posted by rammstein
So I wonder how it ended up not working that way in the public sector? Seems to go totally against common sense to take large, complex public works projects and give them to whomever offers to do it the cheapest.
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Yeah but..... In private business, it would be okay for me to award a contract to my brother-in-law, even if his bid were not the lowest. You wouldn't want me doing that as a public servant. We can't tolerate graft or impropriety in government administration, and laws are the firmest way to ensure against those things. A better system is possible, but qualitative considerations take more time to understand, and the checks and balances that would be necessary to ensure against graft would require more staff. And here's the deal: People hate gubmit so badly that they will not buy into the truth that two additional staff people is still a bargain if it means we can manage these projects more efficiently that way. Even though it would save you money, it cannot be done. Because people (some who post here regularly, BTW), will NOT give their permission for gubmit to have the freedom of a private business. And then of course...they whine and moan about gubmit inefficiency.