the issues part 3 : "running america like a business"

[rampart]

i invest in the stock market. one thing i research as "due diligence" is the biography and reputation of the management team.

if i thought "running government like a business" were a good idea (i don't) do you think this is the ceo i'd choose?

 

[IM2]

Yep, if running government was like a business, Trump would be the last CEO any sane person should want to hire.

 

[Harry Dresden]

i invest in the stock market. one thing i research as "due diligence" is the biography and reputation of the management team.

if i thought "running government like a business" were a good idea (i don't) do you think this is the ceo i'd choose?

i wouldnt pick harris either....

 

[IM2]

i wouldnt pick harris either....

You'd be better off picking Harris than Trump.

 

[rampart]

i wouldnt pick harris either....

probably not, but our part y is not short of competent public sector managers who probably won't spend a 7trillion dollar deficit., or refuse to allow audits.

 

[Harry Dresden]

You'd be better off picking Harris than Trump.

why what business has she ever run?....

 

[IM2]

why what business has she ever run?....

The California Department of Justice.

 

[Harry Dresden]

The California Department of Justice.

thats not a business....and as i have told you she wasnt that great......

 

[initforme]

If we're going to run the nation like a business then people may have to unionize.

 

[IM2]

thats not a business....and as i have told you she wasnt that great......

Yes, that is indeed a businsess.

 

[Kilroy2]

IF running a business was like running the government, then it would be easy.

 

[IM2]

IF running a business was like running he government, then it would be easy.

Anybody can start a business, anybody can't run a government agency.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Yes, that is indeed a businsess.

oh it is....what do they sell?.....

 

[IM2]

oh it is....what do they sell?.....

They provide a service.

 

[Harry Dresden]

They provide a service

no govt agency is run like a business....

 

[IM2]

no govt agency is run like a business....

Actually they are. Because they ARE businesses.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Actually they are. Because they ARE businesses.

no they are not...i worked in the only one that was an actual business selling things....and they were not run like a business....so i seriously doubt if any of the other ones were....

 

[Chillicothe]

"...no govt agency is run like a business....

Nor should they be. Their respective missions aim for two different achievements.
Capitalist businesses are formed in order to achieve profits...to 'make money'.
Our governments at all levels --- city, township, county, state, feds ---- are formed to provide services to the electorate. So, it is Profits vs. Service. What could go wrong?

 

[IM2]

no they are not...i worked in the only one that was an actual business selling things....and they were not run like a business....so i seriously doubt if any of the other ones were....

Yes they are a business. And they are run like businsses. They provide services. They created and manage budgets, they manage money, they must show results, everything a businsess must do, they must do. And given the failure of the past 2 "businsessmen" Trump and Bush 2, talking about government being ran like a private business is stupid.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Yes they are a business. And they are run like businsses. They provide services. They created and manage budgets, they manage money, they must show results, everything a businsess must do, they must do. And given the failure of the past 2 "businsessmen" Trump and Bush 2, talking about government being ran like a private business is stupid.

how long did you work for the govt im?...