You misunderstand the problem.  The problem is that in the public sector, &quot;labor&quot; and &quot;management&quot; are on <i>the same side</i> of the negotiating table, shaking hands and slapping backs about how much money they&#x27;re going to bleed from the taxpayer.  Our &quot;public servants&quot; generally stand to personally benefit from increasing spending and worsening performance.  That&#x27;s not a dynamic that exists in a for-profit business.