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Re:A Message from the Billionaire’s Club: Tax Us by afuchs on Monday June 24, 2019 @02:31PM (#20266796)
> ... I don't have these experiences when I deal with the private sector, and those dealings are also quite a lot cheaper than with the public sector. ...

You are aware that much of what you just described, road construction, government websites, and many forms of traffic enforcement, is handled by private sector contractors?

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Re:A Message from the Billionaire’s Club: Tax Us by weberc2 on Monday June 24, 2019 @03:02PM (#20267179)
Who do you suppose hired those contractors? Why does the government have worse luck than the private sector when it comes to hiring competent contractors? Why is there a meme among contractors about how easy it is to overcharge the public sector? I voted for Obama, but his administration owns the disasterous rollout of healthcare.gov.
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