CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS December 1, 2013 15:13:00
American government was in 75% range. some federal agencies still maintain a culture of high performance. think of nasa, the centers for disease control, the federal reserve system or the defense department's research arm darpa. they are islands within a broader sea of immediate medioc. talented young americans don't dream of becoming great bureaucrats. the new deal in world war ii might have changed that for a while but over the last 30 years, anti-government attitudes have risen substantially and the ever increasing obstacles, disclosure forms, political vetting, to knock out good candidates...
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