The difficulty is that the states have no money. And all the agencies keep asking for more money. I know, because half of our major construction projects - such as handicapped accessible elevators and stairwells, and a huge train yard, are tied up due to funding issues.
Each one of these programs costs a lot of money to implement it. Where's the money coming from? Taxes? Who? Profit from public transportation? Tuition? I mean it has to come from somewhere. And then there's the problem of which agencies should get it? I remember when I worked in a state legislature - the agencies spent a lot of time lobbying the senators as to where the money should go.
Does education deserve it? Infrastructure (roads, bridges, public transportation)? Health care? Emergency Services? Police? Fire? Sanitation? Environmental?
I've become aware of how complicated it is working in a state agency. The State wants to please everyone -- but the problem with trying to please everyone is bureaucracy. For example - our governor has decided he has to give jobs to veterans, disadvantaged businesses, minorities, and women-owned businesses...but attempting to do so has increased paper work, red tape, and costs.
Have you seen S3 and S4 of the Wire? It brilliantly depicts the problem. You have a politician who genuinely wants to change things, but he can't. Too many problems, too many directions, he ends up playing a numbers game.
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Date: 2016-02-02 11:34 pm (UTC)I know, because half of our major construction projects - such as handicapped accessible elevators and stairwells, and a huge train yard, are tied up due to funding issues.
Each one of these programs costs a lot of money to implement it. Where's the money coming from? Taxes?
Who? Profit from public transportation? Tuition? I mean it has to come from somewhere. And then there's the problem of which agencies should get it? I remember when I worked in a state legislature - the agencies spent a lot of time lobbying the senators as to where the money should go.
Does education deserve it? Infrastructure (roads, bridges, public transportation)? Health care? Emergency Services? Police? Fire? Sanitation? Environmental?
I've become aware of how complicated it is working in a state agency. The State wants to please everyone -- but the problem with trying to please everyone is bureaucracy. For example - our governor has decided he has to give jobs to veterans, disadvantaged businesses, minorities, and women-owned businesses...but attempting to do so has increased paper work, red tape, and costs.
Have you seen S3 and S4 of the Wire? It brilliantly depicts the problem. You have a politician who genuinely wants to change things, but he can't. Too many problems, too many directions, he ends up playing a numbers game.
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