It is my contention that with government services (such as education) failure results in “higher profits” for the system.
If a truly excellent school produces truly excellent students, and comes before a local government and says “We want more money”, the government is likely to turn them down — you don’t need more money because you are doing an excellent job with the money you already have.
But if an awful school produces terrible students, the local government is likely to throw money at that problem. Higher salaries! More staff! Better lounge! More technology! Fix the problem!
Failure results in “higher profits” for the system.
Excellent !!!
Exactly the case!
Why pay Rolls Royce money for a Yugo?