Good morning, A potpourri this morning… GREAT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS A while back I listed a number of positives (and a few negatives) of government programs. While I think government isn’t always the finely-tuned, practical, or efficient vehicle to manage complex affairs, there are some things that they are just plain better at. To wit, highways, air traffic, delivery of utilities and water, maintaining national defense, administering government social programs, disaster response, policing (although one could write volumes on the successes and failures in this area) and maintaining a social safety net. That said, there is much work to be done managing public pension programs, the mess of a health care system we have, the inefficiencies of our welfare programs (and their paternalistic and disincentivising factors), regulating the dispersion of disinformation, and managing the budget. That said,
Thanks for sending the gif separately. If it wasn't daylight, I would swear it was Mark trying to rush back to the dorm in time for SNL.
Greetings Glenn. Thanks for this perspective on aging and traffic. I’ll be drinking early today.
I did read a few years back that some expert said that the zipper merge in the stated situation was the most efficient.
And on the road, yes, people are out to get you. I do miss the old commute home.
(Attach hilarious gif here).