Posted on 03/23/2010 5:17:02 AM PDT by Kozak
Americans would do well to ponder a recent admission by a former British minister in the Blair government. On March 2, the Guardian reported that the ex-minister, now Lord Warner, said that while spending on Britain’s National Health Service had increased by 60 percent under the Labour government, its output had decreased by 4 percent. No doubt the spending of a Soviet-style organization like the NHS is more easily measurable than its output, but the former minister’s remark certainly accords with the experiences of many citizens, who see no dramatic improvement in the service as a result of such vastly increased outlays....
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Like any large, bureaucratic, government organization, there is much temptation to use it as a place to put “activists” where they can draw a paycheck without being too distracted from their political activities.
Comrade, snide remarks about the USSA will not be tolerated.
But I LOVE BIG BROTHER!
Al Sharpton said the American people voted for socialism in 09.
He might be talking about the American government schools, or the Charlotte-Mecklenburg library system.
It reminds me of NASA who said it would take to at least 2020 to return to the moon. They did it in 8 years the first time with less computing power than my iphone.
Good line! Stealing it right now :0)
NASA in the early days were underlawyered, forced to learn and innovate daily and motivated by being on "a mission from god".
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