Originally Posted by Parkview_Pirate
We won't know until they try.
When I ponder "successful" Federal programs, it's a very short list filled with partial successes at best. Post Office, FFA, NTSB, NASA, Dept of Interior and some of what the military does. Most .gov agencies are bloated and inefficient, and often are involved with activities well outside their legal jurisdiction - FBI, ATF, IRS, Dept of Education, NSA, CIA, FDA, EPA - the list goes on and on. Their main goal appears to be controlling turf, and growing the amount of turf to control.
In a representative Republic, some of this inefficiency is expected as a side effect of the balance of power. Well, we've seen how that's working out, and near the end of Empires (Yes, the US is an empire), you'll observe the extreme levels of corruption, and increase of infighting as the various fiefdoms fight over the shrinking pie.
It would be lovely to see standardization of the rules, and more importantly effective enforcement of the rules in racing. I just don't know if there's enough surplus money to bring it about. Raising takeout and increasing other related fees to the sport simply tightens the strangle on the little guy's ability to take part.
As Hillary might say, at this point it probably doesn't matter. Contraction and collapse are baked into the cake, and racing will probably devolve to a handful of high-end venues supported by the elites, and back road racing for the commoners.
That's enough roses and sunshine for now.
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