lack of incentives produce predictable results
arrogance, incompetence and self-congratulation go together
laziness is not relevant when behavior is counterproductive or nonproductive
a cult is a description of what happens with a non-contingent flow of money–not an explanation
a very large percentage of what is wrong in government-provided social science is the result of a faulty Incentive Structure
reform of government services will occur frequently and never work because the Incentive Structure cannot be improved
there are many–at least several dozen programs– in the social sciences which are very effective
some people believe they are uniquely capable of directing the affairs of others
if these people are given an opportunity to direct the affairs of others, they will do so with stunning, and predictable, incompetence
pay for performance in any government agency will either be a sham or, if effective, short-lived
public education is a hurdle, not a ladder
public education is a long, costly IQ test
public education consists of frantic calls to do something about the environment, social justice, discrimination, etc.–to get everyone riled up about even more government intervention
unionism is dying everywhere but where government workers dwell–this is free enterprise’s verdict on unions
the purpose of unions is to give union members benefits independent of production–to sever the real-world connection between performance and reward
I will be illustrating more examples of effective programs in psychotherapy, drug and alcohol rehabilitation and criminal rehabilitation–none of these programs will ever be run effectively under government auspices
Cheerio and ttfn,
Grant Coulson
