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by kyleyeats 990 days ago
Solid take. It'd be much more fine if that 90% could convert over to something useful in times of crisis. But recent public health events have suggested otherwise.

I think the government could make progress by focusing on just cutting costs or just reducing inefficiencies. When the two are conflated and attempted at the same time, the incentives don't actually line up so nothing happens.