Re: Do you believe you receive value for your tax dollars paid to the civil service

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From: Kwok Fung
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 00:00

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David Reilley (dreilley@pinc.com) wrote:

: So we would see the Deputy Minister of Roads get a bonus if the streets 
: weren't plowed as quickly (fewer crews = more money).  That's pretty dumb.  
: The reason government performs these services is that the market cannot 
: support them.

But the majority of people following up on this thread feel that
these service are of no value whatsoever, why support it at all ?
Let's keep the snow on the road !!!  Or, at least privatize it.  If
people want their roads plough, they can call the company, and the
operator will drive up, receipts in hand, collects the money
and ploughs the 50 foot in front of the property and then waits
for the next call.  It will certainly be more efficient.

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From: kfung@lis.dpsd.gov.calgary.ab.ca (Kwok Fung)
Subject: Re: Do you believe you receive value for your tax dollars paid to the civil service
Date: 1995/12/22
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