inefficiency

They were the inefficiencies in the system, and they had to be cut out ruthlessly.

Rather than saving money, dismantling the agency will create more inefficiencies, said William Resh, associate professor of public policy and management with USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy.

The SSA had a reputation for long processing times, overburdened customer support and inefficiency, but appeared to be turning around under the leadership of Administrator Martin O’Malley.

"There are inefficiencies about the way we deliver things. This is a mammoth university with 22 schools and lots of duplication. We're very good at adding new things, not at taking things away," he said.

But realism also requires recognizing that there is significant government waste — not due to inefficiency or waste in the Republican sense, but because political power too often serves private ends.