Bob Maistros

Dec 16, 2024 | lucianne.com | Bob Maistros

Original ArticlePosted By: RockyTCB, 12/16/2024 8:28:27 AMStipulated in Part I of this analysis: government efficiency efforts have a DOGE-y record at best. Thousands of recommendations over the years largely dissed despite prodigious effort. And contributions to actual reduction of the size of and increase in the productivity of government proving to be a) paltry and b) overtaken by events (e.g., more spending and bureaucracy).

Dec 16, 2024 | issuesinsights.com | Bob Maistros

Stipulated in Part I of this analysis: government efficiency efforts have a DOGE-y record at best. Thousands of recommendations over the years largely dissed despite prodigious effort. And contributions to actual reduction of the size of and increase in the productivity of government proving to be a) paltry and b) overtaken by events (e.g., more spending and bureaucracy). So, should business rock stars Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy just surrender before they start? Well, maybe not so fast.

Dec 9, 2024 | lucianne.com | Bob Maistros

Original ArticlePosted By: RockyTCB, 12/9/2024 9:01:07 AMWow. A government commission/initiative will cut waste. Reduce headcount. Chop a quarter of federal spending, including entire agencies. Eliminate counterproductive regulations. And increase efficiency to boot. Stop me if you've heard this one before. Hmm. Would that be President Taft's Commission on Economy and Efficiency?

Dec 9, 2024 | issuesinsights.com | Bob Maistros

Wow. A government commission/initiative will cut waste. Reduce headcount. Chop a quarter of federal spending, including entire agencies. Eliminate counterproductive regulations. And increase efficiency to boot. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Hmm. Would that be President Taft’s Commission on Economy and Efficiency? Most recommendations were ignored, except the 1921 introduction of the federal budget process putting the executive in charge of driving budgets.

Nov 13, 2024 | thedailybs.com | Bob Maistros

By Bob Maistros, Issues & Insights | November 11, 2024So you thought that a 312-vote Electoral College victory, an improbable popular-vote triumph, a flip of the U.S. Senate and, as of this writing, retention of a GOP House majority settled matters? You thought common sense and true normalcy would return to government, society, and the culture? As if. Don’t kid yourselves.