Originally posted by miko2d
and I can give you examples where government has provided a service more efficiently than a private contractor.
I bet you can't
Currently I am a VP in a large multinational corporation. But I did a stint in government where I worked as an industial engineer/operations research analyst trying to make government more effecient.
Here is an old news article of which I have direct knowledge:
http://www.polkonline.com/stories/123098/sta_collect.shtml I was the evaluator for the success of this contract. I personally wrote the performance metrics and developed the cost model that was used. I based the metrics and cost model on the current performance of the State run child support collection process. All the numbers in that news story came from me.
The two private vendors had a two year contract to work these cases. They both gave up because they could not do the work as well as the State as cheaply as the State. They failed...miserably.
I have learned that it does not matter if the organization is government or private. There are certain attributes of an efficiently run organization...they can be found in the Baldrige Award and Sterling Award criteria. The Florida Department of Revenue, who administers the child support program, was a Sterling Award winner...the first government agency to be so honored.
Now, before you go running off about services not needed or some such hoo-ie...I think we both agree that individuals should take responsibility for their actions. This includes having a baby. And as such, both parents must take responsibility financially for the care of the child or give it up to someone who is willing to do so.
