03-17-2017, 08:58 AM
So, in reality, this is nothing extraordinary, or even new. Reagan, Clinton, they did something similar. I will be the first to admit that we need to take a hard look at our public agencies and enterprises and start looking at inefficiencies. I will also be the first to tell you that there can be a compelling argument made for 99% of what goes on.
Public policy and administration is a complicated field for a reason. How do we best provide public goods and services in an effective, efficient, and equitable way? Those are the three Es that we look at in evaluating policies. Unfortunately, career policy wonks are the ones being derided in all of this, so I don't know what will become of it all.
Public policy and administration is a complicated field for a reason. How do we best provide public goods and services in an effective, efficient, and equitable way? Those are the three Es that we look at in evaluating policies. Unfortunately, career policy wonks are the ones being derided in all of this, so I don't know what will become of it all.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
