[surement]

> Said lack of funding is the primary cause of the inefficiencies

No, the primary cause is politicians promising things that sound good so that they'll get reelected, because that's the number one thing they care about, not efficiency. On the other hand a private company will only build something that makes economical sense.

[Ozzie_osman]

> On the other hand a private company will only build something that makes economical sense.

Yes, economical sense to the company. But not all things that are good for society make economic sense for companies.

[prottog]

Yes, if lack of funding is the primary cause, then the federal government should be quite effective indeed, considering how much money it receives and spends.

[surement]

government agencies are the only ones that get MORE money when they fail to deliver

[mrguyorama]

"makes economic sense" is not a useful metric to build society on. There are so many things in our day to day life that should be considered well beyond "does this make a profit"

[surement]

like what?