Kerr Avonsen (she/her)
Proudly leftist southpaw. Theist. Great-Aunt. Older than Star Trek, younger than Doctor Who. Artist. Artisan. Programmer. Occasional poet. Liable to spout random opinions and observations about Life, The Universe, and Everything.
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Cake day: February 3rd, 2023
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@bluemoon
One thing that all modern governments seem to forget is that bureaucracy and enforcement are not free. The amount of money spent to prevent “theft” often hugely outweighs the amount that would be lost if they were left alone.
Example: local councils in Australia which offer free gas barbecues in local parks rather than making people pay for using them. Savings were huge, mainly because vandalism of the barbeques dropped to practically zero. It also made the barbecues themselves cheaper, since there was no need to add a pay mechanism to them.
Negative example: the #NDIS in Australia has been hobbled by so many bureaurcratic hurdles added to “prevent rorting” and dealing with “budget overruns” that it is fair to say that the entire purpose of that department is now to prevent anyone getting any money out of it at all. And of course the budget overruns haven’t been addressed, because all the money is being spent on needless tests and recertifications and endless red tape.
#PublicService #PublicPolicy