People always say this, but nobody can ever point to a solid example. Do you have hard numbers that government social programs are less efficient than charity?
Ask yourself this: is the government efficient with its defense spending? If the answer is no, why would it be any different with its social programs?
Are private charities more efficient with their defense spending?
Just because one branch/department is wasteful doesn't mean others are. Trim that military budget and you'll start seeing efficiencies simply because they don't have that extra trillion to spunk up the wall.
A hundred billion here, a hundred billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money.