Reorganizing Government

Does Government work? Any entity that is constantly overbuddget, underefficient, bloated, and believes getting a job done
at twice or three times the budget, twice to three times the manpower needed, at twice to three times the usual timeframe would not last long in the private market but somehow we not only accept the entity but many wish to enlarge the entity (being somehow bloated is insufficent, being bloated at twice the size and responsiblities must be better).

Perhaps there are too many layers of government. In Indiana we have ten to twelve townships per county, 94 counties to the state level, hundreds of municipalities. Why do we need all the levels and the numbers? Why townships at all? Originally the size of counties were made so every citizen could ride his/her buggy to the county seat within the space of a day. That need is long gone. Why not abolish townships? Why not consolidate counties into much fewer (say 4 into one). Minimize governmental levels.

Which brings us to another notion. Why 50 staes? What is the role of a state? Other countries have provinces, England has shires. How many is necessary? Should New England have 6 states or should it be considered a single entity? How many similar consolidations can be made? Some should remain states, that are geographic limitations (Hawaii, Alaska). But for the continental 48, these can be cut in half or more. Perhaps our goal should be to consolidate into 20 geographically contiguous areas.

Why not? What is so sacred about a state? With the advent of the internet, most purposes of state government can be accomplished by the net and so the need to go to a state capital should be minimal to zero.

Advantages:
Think of the 1.resources wasted, cost better used country wide; trained personnel cost, including retirement, health etc.; 3. personnel talent lost; 5. physical facilities cost and maintenance. 4 conflictant laws within the country, licensing etc. etc 5 Etc,etc Forever!! A much smaller number, with limited power would be easier to administer.