US Blames Ineffective Gov't on Slow Computers

So apparently it's the slow computer's fault that government is being ineffective here in the U.S.

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/75965-white-house-blames-inefficient-government-on-outdated-technologies

That's funny because for the vast majority of U.S. history, there were no computers (they hadn't been invented yet) and the government was just fine - quite effective and efficient.

I'd have to say that to the contrary, the government is inefficient because it's trying to do too much.

That government is best which governs least." - Thomas Paine

In fact, we are quickly approaching the point of another of his memorable quotes...

"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." - Thomas Paine

Why is the government inefficient? Simple, it has no incentive to be either effective or efficient. The private sector depends on profit to stay alive. If there is profit, the business stays around, if not, it folds. How do you get profit? Simple, by being more efficient or more effective than a competitor. This leads to innovation.

The government has no need for either effectiveness or efficiency because it does not depend on profit to stay alive. Rather, anything it needs but doesn't have, or want's but doesn't have, or thinks someone else needs or wants but doesn't have, it simply takes from the taxpayer. Since it has no need for profit, it has no need for effectiveness or efficiency. And this is the REAL reason the government is inefficient - it has nothing to do with computers. After all, the Constitution was written roughly 200 years before the personal computer was a possibility, and those guys did just fine with paper, pen and ink. (no calculators needed)