The government unions are a huge part of the problem.
When you cannot fire an employee, the only way to get rid of a truly awful employee is to promote them. This happens a lot. And eventually you have lunatics at the top of the food chain. They basically rise up the chain BECAUSE they are incompetent. It defies logic but it happens more often than many might think.
“They basically rise up the chain BECAUSE they are incompetent. It defies logic but it happens more often than many might think.”
Happens in state govt as well. I recall many who could not make it in the private sector taking the civil service exam and getting make-work jobs. If you stay you get promoted. You end up with idiots in charge of departments. They don’t realize they are idiots and many have a sense of superiority due to their unearned positions.
You are right. No wonder federal regulations look like they make as much sense as a script from a Three Stooges film.