Comments on: Feel free… http://thirdworldcounty.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/feel-free/ "As it was in the beginning/Is today official sinning/And shall be forever more." Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:27:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thirdworldcounty http://thirdworldcounty.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/feel-free/#comment-227 thirdworldcounty Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:27:11 +0000 https://thirdworldcounty.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/feel-free/#comment-227 Mac, what you say may well have validity, but it does not address the fundamental issue addressed by Pournelle's Iron Law: bureaucracies (or, really, just about any extended organization of endeavor) tend to become kakistocracies devoted to the furtherance of the organization itself without regard for its stated goals or purpose. A couple of blatant examples spring readily to mind: Congress and NASA. Mac, what you say may well have validity, but it does not address the fundamental issue addressed by Pournelle’s Iron Law: bureaucracies (or, really, just about any extended organization of endeavor) tend to become kakistocracies devoted to the furtherance of the organization itself without regard for its stated goals or purpose.

A couple of blatant examples spring readily to mind: Congress and NASA.

]]> By: mac http://thirdworldcounty.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/feel-free/#comment-226 mac Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:43:20 +0000 https://thirdworldcounty.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/feel-free/#comment-226 A bad union rep does not mean that unions are bad ideas. In certain environments where management hostility and volatility cannot be reasonably kept in check, a union can provide its members the stability and protection that all employees seek from any employment situation, union or otherwise. In my case, I work for a government agency where the management is elected officials, some of whom would make decisions that are politically popular with their financial backers but fiscally and morally unsound. A union can ensure that these issues are brought to light, that contract negotiations are done fairly, and that harassment or termination for the sake of a vote doesn't occur. I work diligently to minimize waste and streamline bureacracy, all the while working for 25% less than my private sector counterparts. I am a government employee and a union worker. A bad union rep does not mean that unions are bad ideas. In certain environments where management hostility and volatility cannot be reasonably kept in check, a union can provide its members the stability and protection that all employees seek from any employment situation, union or otherwise. In my case, I work for a government agency where the management is elected officials, some of whom would make decisions that are politically popular with their financial backers but fiscally and morally unsound. A union can ensure that these issues are brought to light, that contract negotiations are done fairly, and that harassment or termination for the sake of a vote doesn’t occur. I work diligently to minimize waste and streamline bureacracy, all the while working for 25% less than my private sector counterparts. I am a government employee and a union worker.

]]> By: david bamford http://thirdworldcounty.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/feel-free/#comment-225 david bamford Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:29:41 +0000 https://thirdworldcounty.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/feel-free/#comment-225 i think thats interesting and ill use it as an example in the future i think thats interesting and ill use it as an example in the future

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