So are you trying to make the case that the USA needs to increase the hiring and more taxation to meet the world average…..that would be insane!! Maybe a better observation is that long ago our enemies hacked these very agencies and discovered these rotten apple truths and have used these truths to get more influence in Govt by threatening to release a DOGE like data stream on politicians. DOGE is finding the very reason so much resistance to change in Govt and the likely blackmailing that has and is occurring.
It may all crumbling, though. I would like to give you some hope. On page 222 of David C. Korten's book, Agenda for a New Economy (2009), there's a quote by Howard Zinn (read it carefully because it matters greatly): "There's a tendency to think that what we see in the present will continue. We forget how often we have been astonished by the sudden crumbling of institutions, extraordinary changes in people's thoughts, 'unexpected eruptions of rebellion against tyrannies' (emphasis added), and the quick collapse of systems of power that seemed invincible." May I insist that you grab a copy of this invaluable book soon? Read Chapter 16, "WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAD, THE LEADERS WILL FOLLOW," from pages 222 to 232. Political science and history support this perspective: a nation that defends its independence and core values (such as democracy, sovereignty, or human rights) is considerably stronger. (Although the statement does not factor in economic stability, the quality of governance, and external alliances.)
So are you trying to make the case that the USA needs to increase the hiring and more taxation to meet the world average…..that would be insane!! Maybe a better observation is that long ago our enemies hacked these very agencies and discovered these rotten apple truths and have used these truths to get more influence in Govt by threatening to release a DOGE like data stream on politicians. DOGE is finding the very reason so much resistance to change in Govt and the likely blackmailing that has and is occurring.
How about zero national politicians. The people can govern themselves locally instead. And I just saw a flying pig.
I would call them Fascist Totalitarians who take their Orders from the Greedy Corporate Sector.
It may all crumbling, though. I would like to give you some hope. On page 222 of David C. Korten's book, Agenda for a New Economy (2009), there's a quote by Howard Zinn (read it carefully because it matters greatly): "There's a tendency to think that what we see in the present will continue. We forget how often we have been astonished by the sudden crumbling of institutions, extraordinary changes in people's thoughts, 'unexpected eruptions of rebellion against tyrannies' (emphasis added), and the quick collapse of systems of power that seemed invincible." May I insist that you grab a copy of this invaluable book soon? Read Chapter 16, "WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAD, THE LEADERS WILL FOLLOW," from pages 222 to 232. Political science and history support this perspective: a nation that defends its independence and core values (such as democracy, sovereignty, or human rights) is considerably stronger. (Although the statement does not factor in economic stability, the quality of governance, and external alliances.)