Hey! I resemble that remark.
Have you ever seen even one govt employee who really works like a private person??
LOL
Well, I know you haven't ever actually "seen" me, but I like to think that during all those years I was a Gov't employee in the Department of Defense, I really worked as hard as I did when I was in the private sector, and in the military before that.
I can tell you that there were some really hard workers, some not so hard workers, and some total deadwood.
But then I also saw the same categories of people in the private sectors when I worked there, and when I contracted out Gov't work to private companies.
I'm not chastising you, just reminding you that if there really weren't at least some people really working in the Gov't, things would be even worse than they are.
Having said that, from my experience, if it isn't the Government's designated job, don't ask them to do it.
If the Gov't could be pared back to just those things it's supposed to do, it's efforts could be monitored more effectively, and corrective actions taken more quickly.