No, I don't mean "community organizing" for a political party. I mean get a job where the state is issuing your paychecks.
Why? My reasons are twofold: you will understand the limitations of government operations, and you will be good at it!
Thomas Sowell, brilliant economist and free-market advocate, was a Marxist until he worked for the Dept. of Labor. This was even in spite of learning economics under Milton Friedman! If Friedman could not convince Sowell to abandon Marxism, then there may be little that Classical Liberals can do to sway Bernie Sanders types. (This may be a lesson in futility to Classical Liberals also)
Some things you will learn working for the government: nobody cares about the taxpayer, nobody cares about efficiency, nobody cares about your effort. But that doesn't matter because you can make a difference. It's the selfless, dutiful types that keep the organizations running at all.
You're selfless, you're dutiful, and you believe in the cause of government control. So make a difference where it will count the most. You'll excel, if you don't turn into this guy:
Great. Thanks for sharing. I'm starting to follow you.
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Interesting!
I have worked for the government for almost 25 years, and I agree 100% with everything you said. Government is heartless, inept, and most of the people running it are appointed political hacks, not career employees that actually have experience.
That was when I decided that no way no how would I ever want the government making any type of decisions or controlling my health care.
I'm not ready yet, but I plan to write about how my government employer in a liberal state treated me after I lost my hearing suddenly. It was NOT good. Funny thing is that if any private sector employer did what they did, the same state government agencies would have gone after them to get some sort of fine (not because they really care).
Ain't that some shit. Sorry to hear that.
That's another aspect of the situation: treat your employees like crap, get crappy output. Government jobs do not reward competitively, but they can be easy at least. Good recipe for apathy.
I'll look forward to your story.
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STOPLove it! Thomas Sowell is great. Am following you now, would be great if I could get a follow back :)
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