>>>Why the assumption the government has to be inefficient.
>>>Get the right managers in and give them the right authority and there is no reason it shouldn't be run efficiently.
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>>Because there is no profit motive for the government. Companies have to be efficient to survive in capitalist markets because there is always competition right around the corner. When the government provide a service they have no profit motive and naturally descend into inefficiency. The same is true for many non-profit organizations; they are bastions of inefficiency. If government was capable and efficient, then Socialist countries would rule the world. They don't.
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>Pay manager and worker bonuses based on efficiency.

Note : In the majority of the USA, public employees cannot be paid based on efficiency or merit. Union negotiated contracts strictly forbid it. Pay is based on position and seniority. In addition, it is very difficult to fire public employees and as a result many incompetent people are actually "promoted" or at worst "laterally moved" to new positions in order to remove them from the position they are performing poorly in.