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In reply to the discussion: Who Wants To Cut Their Healthcare Costs By 20% Instantly [View all]Farmer-Rick
(12,401 posts)First and foremost every single time you contract out a government function it will cost you more. Because the government need NOT make a profit AND contracting adds another layer of unnecessary administration.
Contracting out requires the government to pay the contractor enough for him to stay in business. If he is to stay in business he must make a profit. While keeping a function in house may cost more because the government usually pays workers better and has better benefits, that doesn't mean the government can't turn around and play the same nasty tricks on their workers that contractors do. The government just chooses to pay a living wage unlike most contractors.
Once an in house job has been contracted out several government workers are needed to monitor and administer the contract to ensure the government is NOT being cheated (though Traitor Trump doesn't really care about that). For the government to get the services it wants, it must go through a contract manager of some kind. They can't just go to the contract worker and tell them what to do because the contract worker doesn't work for them. It either has to write the best job descriptions in the world or go through a contractor manager to respond to changes and problems.
Trust me, I have done many reports on contracting out government functions and in the long run it always costs someone more.