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From: baba@spar.UUCP (Baba ROM DOS)
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Subject: Re: What is "capitalism"?
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Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 22:16:57 EDT
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> 	(Third point):  What makes you think that the average government
> official has any interest in learning anything from the feedback?
>
> 			Regards,
> 				Neal Weidenhofer

Well, having a few public servants among my friends and relations, I can 
vouch that government officials have the same sorts of goals as the rest 
of us, and derive a similar satisfaction from a job well done.  It is true
that people in civil service jobs are hard to fire, but I would feel sorry 
for Denelcor if the sole reason you applied yourself was to avoid being fired.

What makes you think that government officials are any less interested
in learning from feedback than you are?

						Baba