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Re:Government Hired a Firm for $13.6M to Hire Recruits. It H... by _dark_matter_ on Friday December 14, 2018 @09:37AM (#18681059)
> Government is nearly always the least effective use of a citizen's money

These kinds of broad, factless statements do not deserve to be on HN.

> Huge discussion on HN a few days ago about the IRS barely making $7 for every $1 spent

Are you suggesting that the totality of taxes we pay to the IRS are only 1/7 of the IRS cost? What are we... paying for roads with? The military? Is the entire government going down in flames solely because of the IRS?

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Re:Government Hired a Firm for $13.6M to Hire Recruits. It H... by exabrial on Friday December 14, 2018 @10:03AM (#18681230)
Why, because the facts don't conveniently align with your world view? Because you completely misunderstood my comment?

Here, take a moment to read: https://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2017/0...

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Re:Government Hired a Firm for $13.6M to Hire Recruits. It H... by jermaustin1 on Friday December 14, 2018 @11:39AM (#18682112)
So the IRS makes a 700% return on investment, and you are suggesting that means government is wasteful? Sounds like more of the government needs to run like the IRS.

Also trusting stories published through PR Newswire is unwise if not corroborated by other journals. PR Newswire is a pay for distribution service. Anyone can publish through it.

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