04-16-2020, 09:46 AM
This whole event may have caused a type of revolution that leads to new ways of doing things. A lot of companies that have switched to telework are wondering why they were paying for real estate for their employees to occupy when they can shift that cost to the employee. Do we really need schools any more? My daughter has done both regular and online learning and says the online learning works better for her. If they blended online learning with the few things that have to be done in person they could get rid of half the buildings and staff. Necessity is the mother of invention, not having the money to do things "the old way" may be the catalyst to get rid of old practices that can be automated or replaced with technology.
Do we need a DMV? Is there a single thing that can't be done online or at a kiosk? The only thing I can think of is a driver's test. That could be performed by the driver's ed instructors. Why do we need safety checks? Every other state I've lived in the owner did it themselves and the cops pulled them over if they didn't do it well. They caught a lot of drunk drivers that way. I understand the safety checks are performed by private mechanics but the program has to be overseen by state or county employees performing a useless function. They could change the registration to every 2 years and halve the number of employees needed to stuff the renewals into the envelopes and mail them (or whatever they do).
Do we need a DMV? Is there a single thing that can't be done online or at a kiosk? The only thing I can think of is a driver's test. That could be performed by the driver's ed instructors. Why do we need safety checks? Every other state I've lived in the owner did it themselves and the cops pulled them over if they didn't do it well. They caught a lot of drunk drivers that way. I understand the safety checks are performed by private mechanics but the program has to be overseen by state or county employees performing a useless function. They could change the registration to every 2 years and halve the number of employees needed to stuff the renewals into the envelopes and mail them (or whatever they do).