You want to understand why government is so darn inefficient?  This stat should explain it all … a USA Today analysis has found that federal government workers are more likely to die than get laid off or fired.  USA Today says, “Death — rather than poor performance, misconduct or layoffs — is the primary threat to job security at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Office of Management and Budget and a dozen other federal operations.”  When it comes down to it, 0.55% of government hacks were fired last year for poor performance in the workplace.  Their job security is so solid, that there is almost nothing they can do to get fired.  So what’s the incentive for them to do well?  There is none.  Imagine how much better off we would be if more government services were privatized.  Make people accountable for their performance and it is amazing how they will suddenly work a little bit harder.  If they don’t, there is always someone else there who IS willing to work harder and do better .. so long as there is incentive to do so.