Anybody who disagrees our government is inefficient and has difficulties conforming to a budget, here is a prime example:
"Census Bureau over budget as heavy counting gets under way."
- Fox News
Do you remember seeing the Census commercials during the Super Bowl? Or what about the advanced letter reminding us the Census was on its way? The Census website touts both of these actions as "cost-savings in the long run," but that's hardly believable now. The Census is now over budget before the real meat of the program even begins.
Fox reports: "Auditors also found the Census Bureau provided training to some 15,000 workers who either worked not at all or less than a single day -- at a total cost of $5.5 million."
Are you kidding? They can't even manage the training or the staffing plan.
Just think of this in reference to health care.
Mark my words, it will be mismanaged from the get-go.
Starting with the revenues. The taxes to support health care begin immediately. How much do you trust the money will be left alone for its intended purpose? Social Security is in a hole, Medicare is in a hole, just wait for it...Obamacare will follow suit.
Anybody who thinks the President is correct on his Obamacare price tag should raise the projected expense a few 100 billion dollars. Thinking a government program can be managed efficiently is an oxymoron.
The only thing better than modeling a government program after a private sector one is to just back off and let the private company continue to manage it.
Consider if the Census were opened up for bidding and contracted out to a private company...
Cheaper? YES. More efficient? Undoubtedly.
FOX: Census Bureau Over Budget
2010.Census.gov FAQ
