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by KennyBlanken 1007 days ago
The contract should have been fixed price, not given a portion of the fees to them indefinitely.
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Perhaps the incentives to build a high quality product are better aligned under this model.
Rather, the incentives to extract ongoing revenue and increase the take as much as possible are better aligned, not delivering the best possible experience for the public. This is not some service ran at cost otherwise it simply wouldn't be done, therefore there is public money being wasted for private profit.
Know what would do a even better job aligning towards a high quailty product? Firing the bureaucrats when they fail to deliver one.

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