Jay Honeck writes:

I'd like to know what planet you're living on, because the one I
inhabit has NO government employees who aren't interested in profit.
At least I haven't met one, yet.

Most government employees care nothing about profit, at least in the
developed world.

Thankfully, here in America the tradition of direct bribery and/or
extortion by government officials has never taken root -- but in some
cases I would actually prefer such a sharply defined method of doing
business. At least you'd know where you stood with people like that.

Corrupt countries are universally poor.

And I've met darned few government employees who have the "public
interest" in mind, now that I think about it. All they're interested
in is "procedure", "protocol", and their "pension" -- not necessarily
in that order -- and common sense and practicality be damned.

But I said government, not government employees.

I know it's fashionable to knock public servants, but some of them
really do believe in the work they are doing, and public service is
important to them.

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