Business: we can attract customers if we reduce wait times.
Government: we can reduce costs if we increase wait times.
That is the problem with command and control. The incentives are wrong. And it doesn't account for a distribution of desires.
And yes - some businesses will try to reduce costs by increasing wait times. Others will do the opposite. Isn't choice grand?
The problems of doing things at the point of a (government) gun will always be with us.
Progressives have a lot of faith in (government) guns. It always (sooner or later) turns out badly. Especially when the citizenry is well armed.
But I'm pretty non-partisan on the issue. The Republicans are just as Progressive as the Democrats. Just about different things.
Government vs Business
Government vs Business
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.
Re: Government vs Business
Corollary:
The more progressive (Republican style), the greater the number of (filled) jail cells (or the quicker violent criminal released).
The more progressive (Democrat style). the greater the national debt (tax revolt if financed by taxes, penalties).
The more progressive (Republican style), the greater the number of (filled) jail cells (or the quicker violent criminal released).
The more progressive (Democrat style). the greater the national debt (tax revolt if financed by taxes, penalties).
Counting the days to commercial fusion. It is not that long now.
Re: Government vs Business
d'accord.mvanwink5 wrote:Corollary:
The more progressive (Republican style), the greater the number of (filled) jail cells (or the quicker violent criminal released).
The more progressive (Democrat style). the greater the national debt (tax revolt if financed by taxes, penalties).
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.