Most public services can be sourced.
I think even police can be outsourced because it basically boils down to enforcing a policy that was approved by the government.
What public functions cannot be outsourced? Definitely officers such as governor, mayor, etc. and elected representatives must remain directly accountable to the constituents. I think judges should also remain directly employed by the government.
Companies that are hired by governments to run certain service can remain accountable through their actual performance (measured directly and also by number of citizen complaints) and through reports provided to the government.
I think governments that outsource public services should pass a law that allows them to audit the records of the company in order to detect fraud, waste, abuse, and non-conformance to laws and regulations.
Sandy Springs, GA outsourced some services and it has worked out well:
http://www.thefreeenterprisenation.org/blog/FEN-Blog/April-2011/Sandy-Springs,-GA--The-city-of-the-future.aspx
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Employee Unions
People should be able to organize themselves and collectively bargain with their employer. That shouldn't even require any sort of government registration - it should only require one person or a committee of people able to prove to the employer that whatever is negotiated will be respected by the represented employees.
One way to show that the negotiator is representing the employees is to provide a stack of signature cards referring to a bargaining agreement that states the negotiator's name and that the employees agree to abide by the results of the negotiation.
Another way to show that employees have agreed to be represented by the negotiator is that the negotiator can cause them all to show up to work wearing a blue band around their arm or a blue lapel pin for example.
Not allowing people to organize in this way is violating their constitutional right to liberty.
The employer should not be required by law to negotiate with them. Requiring the employer to bargain is violating the employer's constitutional right to liberty.
Employees should be free to strike in protest of unsatisfactory working conditions, pay, or benefits.
Employers should be free to fire employees who violate company policies - not showing up to work for a certain number of days, for example.
The government already sets a minimum wage, safety standards, maximum work hours, etc. These laws were passed to prevent abuses of employees.
So what is left to bargain for? Higher than minimum wages? More benefits? Let the market reign there.
Some employers may find that they like and appreciate unions, because it allows them to negotiate just one time instead of with every employee. Those employers should be free to negotiate with unions.
Government employees should be free to form unions as well - and the government should also be free to choose to not negotiate with them or to fire them if they refuse to work.
The government should require all unions to be organized as non-profit corporations, both for the protection of the employees so nobody profits from their union but them, and for the protection of employers, to prevent their employees being forcefully outsourced to a for-profit corporation through the creation of a union.
One way to show that the negotiator is representing the employees is to provide a stack of signature cards referring to a bargaining agreement that states the negotiator's name and that the employees agree to abide by the results of the negotiation.
Another way to show that employees have agreed to be represented by the negotiator is that the negotiator can cause them all to show up to work wearing a blue band around their arm or a blue lapel pin for example.
Not allowing people to organize in this way is violating their constitutional right to liberty.
The employer should not be required by law to negotiate with them. Requiring the employer to bargain is violating the employer's constitutional right to liberty.
Employees should be free to strike in protest of unsatisfactory working conditions, pay, or benefits.
Employers should be free to fire employees who violate company policies - not showing up to work for a certain number of days, for example.
The government already sets a minimum wage, safety standards, maximum work hours, etc. These laws were passed to prevent abuses of employees.
So what is left to bargain for? Higher than minimum wages? More benefits? Let the market reign there.
Some employers may find that they like and appreciate unions, because it allows them to negotiate just one time instead of with every employee. Those employers should be free to negotiate with unions.
Government employees should be free to form unions as well - and the government should also be free to choose to not negotiate with them or to fire them if they refuse to work.
The government should require all unions to be organized as non-profit corporations, both for the protection of the employees so nobody profits from their union but them, and for the protection of employers, to prevent their employees being forcefully outsourced to a for-profit corporation through the creation of a union.
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