This article from the Independent Journal Review provides a concise summary of why the End Run Project exists. Government is bad at so many things because there is simply no way for it to be good at them.
http://www.ijreview.com/2014/05/139258-5-reasons-government-will-never-work-way-liberals-tell-can/
It is naive to expect people to act in altruistic ways when we place them in situations where the preservation of their jobs and organizations will naturally be their top priority. It's simply human nature. Thus it is with bureaucracies. The good intentions of those who create these organizations are lost when they are forced to compete with the instinct of self-preservation.
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart is a genius, able to convey that same idea in very funny ways. Pass the pencil sharpener.
THE DAILY SHOW: A Bureaucracy of Dunces
The article from Reason.com relates to the impact that the passage of Michigan's "Right to Work" law has had on unions, now that union membership is no longer mandatory for employees of certain organizations. The fact that many forced members leave the union when given a choice is very revealing.
However, that is not the reason this article was re-posted on End Run Blog. Within the details of the story lie a vivid example of the way politicians can be manipulated by the special interest groups who support them financially... and the unchallenged ability of politicians and bureaucrats to use force against the citizens for the benefit of their cronies.
Take note of the plight of relatives caring for ailing family members (for free) who were "legally" classified as Home Health Care Workers and forced to pay union dues which the government deducted directly from their Medicare/Medicaid checks. That is how our neighbors use government force to take money from our pockets and transfer it to theirs.
http://reason.com/blog/2014/05/01/mich-right-to-work-law-results-in-mass-e
