showcasing German 'efficiency'
30 billion Euros squandered in one year
BTW this article is not necessarily a boon for neocon ideologues. History has shown that privatisation is NOT necessarily more efficient. This problem can be addressed through other means, such as holding the bureaucrats to accountability:
The extent of the waste was revealed by the League of Taxpayers, whose president, Karl Heinz Dake, said: "It's time we made it a criminal offence for a civil servant to waste public monies through neglect or bad planning."