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To: TimF who wrote (9556)4/17/2002 8:55:04 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 21057
 
Government officials don't live by the golden rule more then the private sector does

The Government does not get a competative advantage by claiming common resources (since it basicly has them to begin with). The profit motive is largely absent. This doesn't make the govt. ideal, but it makes them the nearest thing to an honest broker.
TP