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We often talk about government dysfunction as if it is a tragic accident, a broken machine that nobody intended to build. But what if the paralysis isn't a bug in the system, but a feature? When the gears of government stop turning, someone is almost always waiting in the wings to benefit. Think about the ideological goal of starving the state. For those who believe that the public sector should be as small as possible, a gridlocked Congress is not a failure; it is a successful proof of concept. By stalling progress, they validate the narrative that government is inherently ineffective, creating the political space to argue that public services should be handed over to the private sector. It is a strategic feedback loop where dysfunction fuels privatization, and privatization, in turn, creates new profit centers. Then there is the economic reality

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