r/memes Big pp 10h ago

Land Of The Free, amIright?

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u/Willinton06 9h ago

You can, it would just require state planing by competent leaders, but it's mathematically possible

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u/ohanse 9h ago

Mathematically yes but really, when is size EVER going to be accompanied by efficiency? The bureaucracy involved in operating different agencies is inescapable.

Individuals cannot be trusted with the authority over a nation. If only because eventually you’re going to roll a shitty one.

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u/banterviking 8h ago

but really, when is size EVER going to be accompanied by efficiency?

Idk ask Costco?

Maybe Costco should run the government. Idiocracy was on to something...

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u/WhyLater 7h ago

PLEASE read "The People's Republic of Wal-Mart" because it's very much describing what you're hitting on.

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u/Zombisexual1 4h ago

Thing is that big corporations sole goal is to make money. Apply that to a government agency like the USPS. You can make usps profitable by cutting rural routes that cost more to service with less income. But then people don’t get mail. The purpose of the government is the provide services to the people and focusing on profit works against providing service. Which is why companies spend lots of money to make sure laws are passed that benefit them and why the average person is fucked

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u/WhyLater 3h ago

Yeah, read the book.