I'm keeping this critique in a special folder for future reference.
Having spent years in three Federal agencies (State, Defense, Commerce), I've witnessed the ease by which our public servants spend OPM (Other People's Money) on nice but unnecessary endeavors.
Much of this motivation is due to the nature of bureaucracy. To enlarge one's salary, a bureaucrat must be responsible for more projects and more subordinates. Smart ones learn how to create mini-empires, all of which cost taxpayers evermore money.
I'm keeping this critique in a special folder for future reference.
Having spent years in three Federal agencies (State, Defense, Commerce), I've witnessed the ease by which our public servants spend OPM (Other People's Money) on nice but unnecessary endeavors.
Much of this motivation is due to the nature of bureaucracy. To enlarge one's salary, a bureaucrat must be responsible for more projects and more subordinates. Smart ones learn how to create mini-empires, all of which cost taxpayers evermore money.
Time to trim
Thank you, Jimm.
Another great Essay JD.