Heading to a state motor vehicles office to
get your driver’s license? A legislative report suggests you might want to bring a book or Kindle device and expect a wait.
Wait times at locations for the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles have
shot up to as much as 1½ hours in some places as Gov. Bobby Jindal’s
administration slashed staffing levels amid continuing state budget
cuts, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Office.
Here's the money quote.
OMV is rolling out a program that allows a public tag agent — a
private business that processes vehicle title registrations — to also
renew state driver’s licenses, for up to an extra $18 fee."
Reduce the number of state employees and, if citizens are annoyed by
long waiting times, provide more convenient service by hiring a private,
profit-making business, and make them pay extra for a service that the
state should provide for all citizens in a timely manner. There you
have it. Shrinking government and privatization in action. Thank you,
Governor Jindal.
