can the government play moneyball?

[dead man walking]

Based on our rough calculations, less than $1 out of every $100 of government spending is backed by even the most basic evidence that the money is being spent wisely. As former officials in the administrations of Barack Obama (Peter Orszag) and George W. Bush (John Bridgeland), we were flabbergasted by how blindly the federal government spends. In other types of American enterprise, spending decisions are usually quite sophisticated, and are rapidly becoming more so: baseball’s transformation into “moneyball” is one example. But the federal government—where spending decisions are largely based on good intentions, inertia, hunches, partisan politics, and personal relationships—has missed this wave.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... ll/309389/

[The Cunning Stunt]

Missed the wave? They've been in an entirely different ocean for a long time.

[Turdacious]

There is a different model: http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/09/aus ... downturns/

[Pinky]

More wise spending

[Batboy2/75]

No and why would they?

They can raise taxes, print their own money, and the average citizen is at best a functioning retard.

So long citizens keep electing the same fools into office and don't hold them accountable we will get more of the same.