| HappySqurriel said: There is some truth to the statment that American's can learn about social programs from Canada ... The first lesson that should be learned (but won't) is that the higher the level of involvement of a higher level of government the lower the quality and greater the expense of a social program is. The best programs are (almost) exclusively managed locally and supervised by the city or province with little or no involvement of the federal government. |
I agree with that, but I would like to add that problems with scale (Beurocracy) isnt just a problem for the government. If you have issues with a private business, you will have a much more difficult time dealing with Wal-Mart than you will with a small business owner. Wal-Mart screwed me over a few Christmases ago and I was forced to wait a couple of months for a misplaced gift, and even companies with decent customer service, like Microsoft, made me wait a few days for an issue I had with Microsoft points to be resolved. However, if you have an issue with a small business owner, it can be settled in no time.
