Ira Stoll: Why Dot-Gov Is Worse Than Dot-Com

Was the failure of the federal government’s $2.1
billion Obamacare enrollment website an isolated fluke or part of a
broader pattern of overpriced government failure when it comes to
consumer-facing technology?

Recent events show a pattern, writes Ira Stoll. The other
failures aren’t as costly or as high-profile as Healthcare.gov. But
they’re worth paying attention to nonetheless. One good reason to
favor a smaller federal government that does less is that the
private sector often does things cheaper, faster, and better than
the government does. Dot-com and dot-org work better than
dot-gov.

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