So, the government may do the other 27% efficiently and call it “productivity” when it is not, in fact, needed activity. That’s my point.
Within a public office, things may move along well, but the question of “what the hell are they doing with my 9% state income tax and 7.75% sales tax?” rings pretty loudly.
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One thing I will admit is that the govt has a strong tendency to waste, and there is a lot of fat at the top (bureaucrats/administrators/wannabe politicians, etc.) that needs to be trimmed.
Also, government employees on all levels, tend to think there is a money tree in every backyard and often don’t understand where the money comes from. When I worked in the public sector (education), I made a conscious effort to minimize waste and unnecessary spending, on a daily basis. There is much that can be done there, IMHO.
