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wildmusings 2018-10-16 16:08:31 | [–] update item (on: Think Professors Are Liberal? Try School Administrators )

The bureaucracy always expands to consume all available resources. This is basically a law of nature.

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panick21_ | karma 6073 | avg karma 1.48 | 2022-04-11 02:04:57 | [–] similar comments (on: TSA confirms controversial Amtrak passenger screening program underway )

Bureaucracy always want to keep growing.

ryandrake | karma 48548 | avg karma 4.45 | 2018-08-02 14:39:37 | [–] similar comments (on: Why a Typical Home Solar Setup Does Not Work with the Grid Down )

Question ever-expanding bureaucracy?

edoceo | karma 6496 | avg karma 2.01 | 2021-03-22 23:02:22 | [–] similar comments (on: Nominet announces that four directors have been removed )

The bureaucracy exists to increase the bureaucracy.

gnarbarian | karma 3966 | avg karma 2.96 | 2023-01-19 14:54:11 | [–] similar comments (on: Nationwide FAA weather reporting outage )

bureaucracy is a form of entropy. it will grow in any organization until it is outcompeted, a catastrophe occurs, or it collapses.

toomuchtodo | karma 88050 | avg karma 2.82 | 2021-10-15 16:06:35 | [–] similar comments (on: Harvard’s Endowment Soars to $53.2B, Reports 33.6% Returns )

The bureaucracy would just grow to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy.

M2Ys4U | karma 4934 | avg karma 3.07 | 2014-03-13 16:27:58+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Why you might not want to incorporate in the USA )

The bureaucracy expands to meet the expanding needs of the bureaucracy.

cft | karma 7556 | avg karma 4.23 | 2022-06-16 07:48:39 | [–] similar comments (on: Opening a Boston Restaurant: 92 Steps, 22 Forms, 17 Office Visits, $5,554 Fees )

It's logical for any entity to attempt to capture more resources. Thus a government wants more government. Bigger budget, more salaries, more bureaucracy therefore.

getsat | karma 2041 | avg karma 2.13 | 2011-05-05 14:40:42 | [–] similar comments (on: DHS asks Mozilla to take down MafiaaFire add-on )

They also rarely stop growing.

"Bureaucracy expands to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy." -- Oscar Wilde

bombcar | karma 42761 | avg karma 2.58 | 2022-12-02 12:26:44 | [–] similar comments (on: Fire Them All; God Will Know His Own )

“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.”

You need some sort of external pressure to keep it down, otherwise companies and organizations end up obese.

lamontcg | karma 11994 | avg karma 2.68 | 2022-12-04 19:13:02 | [–] similar comments (on: Administrators Have Seized the Ivory Tower )

“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.”

ipnon | karma 6748 | avg karma 4.23 | 2023-04-12 13:58:32 | [–] similar comments (on: Killing sparrows led to famines in China )

“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.”

zeroonetwothree | karma 4300 | avg karma 2.02 | 2022-07-27 18:59:51 | [–] similar comments (on: Meta Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results [pdf] )

“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.”

BuyMyBitcoins | karma 2407 | avg karma 3.73 | 2021-10-08 19:44:23 | [–] similar comments (on: US Justice Department Launches a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team )

“The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.”

literalusername | karma 209 | avg karma 2.9 | 2012-01-21 08:07:15+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Shipping $36000 worth of Japanese candy )

Government loves bureaucracy.

pc86 | karma 24701 | avg karma 2.58 | 2012-09-10 15:29:52+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Dealing with engineers that frequently leave their jobs )

"The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy."

whatusername | karma 2969 | avg karma 2.0 | 2009-01-02 15:56:41 | [–] similar comments (on: Philip Greenspun's Economy Recovery Plan )

"The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the ever expanding bureaucracy." -- Quoted from Civ 4 (and google didn't find me a source straight away)

proxyon | karma 107 | avg karma 0.95 | 2022-07-24 10:37:33 | [–] similar comments (on: Arizona Mom Fights Abusive Prosecution by Department of Child Safety )

The bureaucratic machine always comes up with more laws in order to justify its own existence.

Afforess | karma 4781 | avg karma 6.73 | 2013-04-25 01:22:11 | [–] similar comments (on: A hidden world, growing beyond control )

The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.

barelysapient | karma 715 | avg karma 2.72 | 2022-12-04 19:06:19 | [–] similar comments (on: Administrators Have Seized the Ivory Tower )

The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.

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