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To: Road Walker who wrote (24339)	7/25/2012 12:14:14 PM
From: skinowski	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

OK... Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I should have been more clear - speaking of the "power greedy" and "dangerous" I meant politicians - and not so much personally, but as a group, or rather as the net result of their actions as a group. Unfortunately, their ambition is not to do more and better with less, but to spend more and to expand. The way I see it, it's human nature - in any business and in any line of work people have a tendency to keep growing the business. That's the usual measure of success. With government, however, the ambition should be focused differently - like I said, to do more with less. To respect those tax dollars. And, of course, never to make financial commitments which cannot be kept. I'm sure that on a personal basis not only employees, but the politicians as well, are good folks, for the most part.

To: Road Walker who wrote (24339)	7/25/2012 2:33:05 PM
From: Lane3	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

I know bunches of people in government. They are no different than the people I know in the private sector... You cannot judge "how power greedy, mischievous and dangerous government can be" by the bureaucrats you know. They (we) are no different, as you say. Bureaucrats are not the government. The government is what is established by Congress and managed by presidential appointees. There's where the greed, mischievousness, and danger come from. Some bureaucrats do what they can to mitigate it. Some just go along to get along. Your focus on the bureaucrats is misplaced.