[khazhoux]

> For those who are questioning the validity of a 59% (or higher for some other institutions) overhead rate, your concerns are worth hearing and a review could be necessary, but oh my please not like this

This comment encapsulates a big part of why people like Trump. They are sick of inaction in the name of careful consideration and nuance.

And I kinda understand it. By analogy, I've see this many times at different companies I've worked at. Whether it's a 20-year scripting engine or a hastily put together build system that barely works but the entire project depends on, whenever someone suggests to replace it you just get reason after reason for why you have to move slowly and consider all the fine details. Months and years pass and the core system never improves because an "old guard" shuts down every attempt to change it. Finally, someone new comes in and calls bullshit and says enough's enough, and rallies a team to rebuild it. After a difficult process, you finally have something that works better than the old system ever could.

Yeah, I understand the story doesn't always end well, but the analogy above helps me understand Trump's appeal.

[josho]

Let’s ask ourselves what happens when the story doesn’t end well and it’s a service that government has been providing. The answer may be lives are lost, the economy breaks, enemies win victories, etc.

Move fast and break things is fine in a competitive marketplace. It’s asinine for the government to do.

The answer is to elect better politicians who can nominate better heads and those department heads can drive the necessary change without succumbing to the old guard.