I think sometimes we forget what government is. For better or worse... it is a business. We, citizens and residents, are it's customers. We pay them, and we expect a few services. Like a business, they have an obligation to cater to the demands of their clientèle. And like a business, they will only do as much as is needed to keep you buying what they are selling and keep their own pockets fat. There are a few differences I suppose, but they are subtle. In effect, the government of a nation has a monopoly on it's service. It's not like your cable company, where if they are failing to deliver, you can just fire them and go with satellite. And it's not like you can boycott their services to make change. They will have you arrested. They have a hell of a collection agency, and their own security forces as well, with essentially unlimited jurisdiction. The point of all of this is... it's not votes that change a nation... it's money. The country moves on money. Think it should not be that way? Help me figure out the best way to handle it. We actually get to pick the "executives" in this company, but we all too often do it based on the passion of the issues. Perhaps it's time to get a real businessman in there... not one looking to fatten his/her own pockets, but one who wants the company to serve it's customers better than any other company out there. One that still knows the value of keeping it's customers happy.
Just a thought.
Ken
