Sorry, SC. I WAS serious. Have you stood on line at the post office or the DMV lately? Or tried to get something done at a municipal office? Although your taxes pay for that service, they certainly don't view you as the customer, but more of an inconvenience. I certainly don't believe that ALL of them act that way.
I think you DO (believe all civil servants act THAT way). Personally, I usually get good service at my local post office and DMV (but hated going to the DMV when I lived in Brooklyn). I don't see that there would be any difference in a service like those if the merit system was in place.
