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You'll never eliminate government waste and inefficiency by relying on the voters to pick good leaders. I would propose something like an incentive system where our Congressman, President, and others get monetary bonuses based on some system of metrics aligned to the interests of the American people. Such systems have been effective in the private sector.
Senator Tom Coburn released the Wastebook 2012 today detailing the 100 most egregious wastes of taxpayer money. The two hundred page report details waste in all manner of federal spending - from multi-billion dollar programs all the way down to a $300 grant to a small-town library for a Star Wars-themed event. It's emblematic of the waste found everywhere in the federal budget.
Coburn details a $27 million U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program for pottery classes in Morocco. The program, which has a questionable premise in the first place, was doomed due to incompetence and mismanagement....
Some government is necessary, and all government beyond that should be eliminated. But ALL government? — not so much . . .
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