&gt; As a government organization it is always going to be somewhat capricious and compromised ...<p>That applies to every large organization. I&#x27;ve never heard of or worked in one that was otherwise.<p>Contrary to the conservative myth, the U.S. government&#x27;s large organizations have a pretty good track record of innovation and getting things done. Consider the U.S. military, NASA (did you see those photos of <i>Pluto</i>?), most science funding, my highways are safe and very functional, my water and food supply are clean, prisons effectively hold prisoners, dams don&#x27;t burst, my lights turn on, etc.<p>Of course they are very imperfect, like all large organizations, and constant vigilence and improvement is necessary. But I reject the idea that government is somehow innately incompetent and private business is innately superior. It&#x27;s almost a rejection of the idea that democratic self-government can be effective. Really they are different tools for different jobs.