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When government complexity undermines public service goals

I love helping people navigate city services but the systems are so complicated that I spend most appointments explaining why we cannot help rather than actually helping.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You want to help people, but the system mostly leaves you telling them no.

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“Where Are You with Government — Public Administration?”

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