- FYI: this also applies to the vast majority of state and local govts. Is your city run better/more efficiently than a randomly selected small business from the same community? Absolutely, 100% of the time.
- The US federal government was actually less wasteful than most big companies and other large organizations, not least because government had an amazing asset: highly experienced, educated, knowledgeable, talented people choosing public service when they could make a lot more in the private sector.