re: #640 reine.de.tout

I would like to say that as someone who supports single payer and a lot of other government programs with broad scope, that kingdom building is a real, huge problem in government. It is also something that happens in ordinary corporations— everyone wants the big budgets, the big head count, etc.

The solution in both cases is to have people running the place who can see it for what it is and put a stop to it; too often, the people running the place got there because of how good they are at doing it.

It is hard to stop people from gaming systems. It’s hard to find people who are both highly competent and non-competitive enough to pass up an opportunity because it’s better for the whole.