Yeah, remind folks that the government has nothing to do with customer service experiences like "A technician will come to your home Thursday between 8 AM and 4 PM. No, we do not offer more specific appointments."
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It’s because people can usually buy their way into better customer service with private businesses, but everyone is theoretically the same for public orgs. So when they’re saying “efficient” they mean money talks louder.
feb 14, 2025, 4:03 pm • 12 2 • view
Like that guy that didn’t want his taxes going to fire prevention but was willing to pay any price for private fire fighters. This wasn’t inconsistent; the ideal for him was a FF force that *other* people paid the daily maintenance on but that he could outbid and divert to his needs at will.
feb 14, 2025, 4:03 pm • 16 2 • view
See also the frequent complaints about long wait times in socialized medicine countries. We have them here, sometimes even worse wait times, but it’s easier to game our system.
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