I’d rather not have a government run by the same quality people who barely manage to operate the local Burger King.
The government is already bad enough.
Seems like a recipe for unmotivated and low quality govt.
Or a much higher minimum wage.
Sounds like what we have currently in the US. I have a family member who is a manager for a state unemployment department ... She oversees like a dozen reps that help handle unemployment claims. She makes $70/hr with a fully paid for pension + benefits and like 4-5 weeks PTO. Recently had a friend get laid off and filing for unemployment. Their queues have like 5-6 hour waits and you can schedule a follow up ... like a week in advance.
Sounds about right. I'm not sure what will ever change these agencies. Obviously paying them more won't, because they are very well compensated. Migrating systems/software? No, the government will pick Infosys or Cognizant, or some other nightmare consulting firm that'll charge $100 million per state. Imo, they need to be gutted from the top down.
So nothing changes, but it's cheaper
So you want the entire set of public services run through private contracting firms instead who take 10% off the top for directors and another 10% for shareholders?
Nice strawman, but vs modern government bureaucracy that takes significantly more for middle management? Seems about the same, to be perfectly honest.