So, a lot of time, the only reason the private sector does it better is that we've hamstrung the government to the point where they can't develop the skills in-house. If I can't pay my civil engineers competitive wages (because NIH you see), how am I supposed to retain talent? Moreover, how am I supposed to stack up against hotshot private engineering firms?
In opposition to your town hall example: The first (first!) thing I'd expect the free market to do would be to charge a premium to the government to lease to them. After all, where else are they going to go? It's a small enough market that you can cartel the ever-living shit out of it--assuming they can even pay amounts enough to push out other tenants, say a law firm or something.
In fact, it makes even more sense for the government to get a "deal" with the landlord, and maybe help contracts for their other tenants go through faster. Priority lane for occupancy permits and whatnot, sure. This is not a good idea.
If you want to have non-corrupt government, you need to make sure it can function decently without being overly influenced by the greed and selfishness characteristic of modern capitalism.
In opposition to your town hall example: The first (first!) thing I'd expect the free market to do would be to charge a premium to the government to lease to them. After all, where else are they going to go? It's a small enough market that you can cartel the ever-living shit out of it--assuming they can even pay amounts enough to push out other tenants, say a law firm or something.
In fact, it makes even more sense for the government to get a "deal" with the landlord, and maybe help contracts for their other tenants go through faster. Priority lane for occupancy permits and whatnot, sure. This is not a good idea.
If you want to have non-corrupt government, you need to make sure it can function decently without being overly influenced by the greed and selfishness characteristic of modern capitalism.