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[–]calmbluejay 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I don't see where the role of government is ever to intensify anything. Sounds kind of commie to me ;-)

Government intensifies competition by ensuring there are no monopolies, no collusion, etc. Also because there are some areas that government MUST get involved in (eg. Military) it should outsource whatever elements that can be outsourced of its undertaking to private sector. In dealings for these contracts it must be fair, offering no extraordinary benefits in exchange for work, and it must be free from any influence in awarding them.

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Fair enough. I have 120db "fireworks" consistently going off on every block around me at the moment so I'm not going to argue semantics. I'll leave you this tired old trope as a small peace offering.

[–]calmbluejay 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Peace offering gladly accepted! I truly hope those fireworks stop soon for you.

[–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree with you 100% on this. The sad reality is, however, companies like Halliburton have negotiated contracts that enable an extraordinary amount of wastefulness. All funded by Joe taxpayer in the end. Go down that rabbit hole and it will put a damper on your whole day :(

[–]calmbluejay 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I believe in innovation but I can't shake the feeling that we probably would have been better off without computers and the Internet.