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Re:FTC Is Investigating Intuit over TurboTax Practices by save_ferris on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @02:26PM (#24411294)
> Arguably, this high-level decision making is the only part that the government did, and should receive credit for, as the Six Companies consortium actually executed the construction.

I agree with this, but couldn't it also be applied inversely? If a government project experiences cost overruns due to a private contractor poorly estimating the project, shouldn't blame also be placed on said contractor? Success is so often privatized and failure socialized.

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Re:FTC Is Investigating Intuit over TurboTax Practices by ultrarunner on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @06:12PM (#24414163)
Sure, absolutely, and this is a good point. However, much of that comes from changing requirements or an unrealistic bid process to begin with. Shady business practices by government contractors should absolutely be scrutinized. It’s a complicated undertaking all the way around.
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