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Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:14 am to Duke
Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:14 am to Duke
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In rural areas though, there's just not many students to go around and the competition model simply won't work.
Is that where the majority of the problems lie though? Or do they lie in the areas that private competition would be more useful?
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That's the usefulness of smart government.
I'm not sure there is such a thing, especially when it's continually growing. It becomes self serving and the focus always ends up not on the citizens, but the need to perpetuate itself.
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The goal shouldn't be to cut everything but to create the government best to foster innovation here at the dawn of the computer age. The answer may well be cut and let the private sector do its thing, but it won't always be.
There is much that can be cut, or redistributed, by taking away from failed programs and initiatives, and investing that same money into other areas that do work. Throwing more money at a problem doesn't fix it, it makes it bigger. The smart thing to do would be to cut things that don't work and invest in things that do.
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Posted on 7/24/14 at 10:25 am to Alahunter
On my phone, so quoting won't be done here. I'll hit you back point by point and marvel at my general agreement.
Schools: yes. More competition in urban areas and school choice would be a good thing in those areas. That's likely the better strategy in those areas. So we should go that route. The potential for specialization is exciting in that case too. Language immersion. Technology focuses.
There is such a thing as smart government. I do understand why you wouldn't believe it, because there isn't nearly enough of it.
Finally, I'm basically saying we should cut the programs that don't work and invest in those that will. A leaner, smarter government focused on long term benefits to society and not wasting money to make us feel good.
Schools: yes. More competition in urban areas and school choice would be a good thing in those areas. That's likely the better strategy in those areas. So we should go that route. The potential for specialization is exciting in that case too. Language immersion. Technology focuses.
There is such a thing as smart government. I do understand why you wouldn't believe it, because there isn't nearly enough of it.
Finally, I'm basically saying we should cut the programs that don't work and invest in those that will. A leaner, smarter government focused on long term benefits to society and not wasting money to make us feel good.
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