Federal Bureaucracy

QUESTION:

What do you think of the federal bureaucracy?  Is it necessary or not?  What are the advantages and disadvantages?  Can you think of any reforms that might improve things?

REFERENCE 3 OF THE 5 ARTICLES BELOW IN ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.

Read the case for bureaucracy by the Government is Good website:

http://www.governmentisgood.com/articles.php?aid=20&p=1

Then listen to the NPR story (or read the transcript) about entrepreneurs using red tape to their advantage:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/04/144636898/a-man-a-van-a-surprising-business-plan

and watch/Read about the couple in limbo:

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Foreclosure-red-tape-keeps-couple-in-limbo/-/1637132/1971208/-/ql3yny/-/index.html

Read about the Bush administration and unsafe toys:

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2007/11/youre-not-regulator-me-how-bush-administration-made-america-safe-dangerous-toys

Finally, read the “Red Tape Rising” piece by the Heritage Foundation:

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/07/red-tape-rising-a-2011-mid-year-report

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