Private sector much more incompetent than Big Govt.

Ivanovich · Oct 19, 2009

Quote from kut2k2:

Years ago I had access to a study showing just how inefficient the private sector was compared to government but I lost it and don't remember where I got it.

From the government, perhaps?

dsq, that's two asinine threads in a row, mate. Keep it up!

Ricter · Oct 19, 2009

Too broad a claim. Government is generally better at providing certain public goods, and the converse is generally true. *shrug* nothing revolutionary about this.

dsq · Oct 19, 2009

Quote from Ivanovich:

dsq, that's two asinine threads in a row, mate. Keep it up!

name me a social welfare program that was bigger than the 1 trillion$ welfare bailout of the banks???

Run like a chicken from the facts,mr market whiz.Conservatives are clueless.

Arnie · Oct 19, 2009

Quote from Dragons Teeth:

Many of the former national industries in UK have had to be bailed out countless times by government because of fiscal ineptitude and inefficiency of their private owners. I think we have all worked with or for at some point companies whose fiscal incompetence knew no bounds.

Maybe that's because they know the govt will bail them out?

Dragons Teeth · Oct 19, 2009

Quote from Arnie:

Maybe that's because they know the govt will bail them out?

If it is a public service they are running then any UK government no matter what political hue will bail them out.

Ivanovich · Oct 20, 2009

Quote from dsq:

name me a social welfare program that was bigger than the 1 trillion$ welfare bailout of the banks???

Run like a chicken from the facts,mr market whiz.Conservatives are clueless.

You said private sector was more incompetent than government, and the bailout is the one example you bring forth?

Holy Christ, you are one dumb schmuck, aren't you?

You can state I'm running from the facts when you manage to find a fact.

Martinghoul · Oct 20, 2009

Quote from Ricter:

Too broad a claim. Government is generally better at providing certain public goods, and the converse is generally true. *shrug* nothing revolutionary about this.

+1

fluffgirl · Oct 20, 2009

Quote from Ivanovich:

Holy Christ, you are one dumb schmuck, aren't you?

Wow..classic example of how it takes one to know one!

Landis82 · Oct 20, 2009

Quote from dsq:

name me a social welfare program that was bigger than the 1 trillion$ welfare bailout of the banks???

The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill that was signed into law by Bush in December of 2003.

Arnie · Oct 20, 2009

Quote from Landis82:

The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill that was signed into law by Bush in December of 2003.

Actually, that is the only govt health program that came in under budget.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574461610985243066.html

But, hey, you were only off by $59,000,000,000