"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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This anecdotal data is as I say strictly personal, and the real answer
to government competence must be sought in it's systemic context. My
opinion on that level would be that what would be found is
overwhelming inferiority when directly compared to the private sector.

And mine is the opposite, based on *first-hand* experience over quite a few
years. Is there incompetence in the government sector? Without a doubt.
I see it all the time. Is it pervasive? Not at all. I have actually found
more incompetence in the consultants we engage from the private sector than
in our own workforce. But this is only my anecdotal evidence.