Thomas Friedman’s Op-Ed in the Sunday NY Times entitled Real Men Tax Gas, makes sense in many ways, mostly in arguing that we have not proven to be very “tough” in making the difficult decisions. At the same time, Friedman presupposes that a gas tax would provide significant funding that the “government” could then deploy to reduce the deficit and fund health care.

The resulting bureaucracy, which is already crippling our effectiveness, is frustrating for those of us who are clear about government’s woeful inability to deliver targeted resources to the intended recipients. The Truth about Bureaucracy, highlights some of these issues which are increasing apparent as government intervention approaches an all time high.