'In the never ending pursuit of human advancement, bureaucracy represents the barb wire fence wrapped ever increasingly tightly,around the axle of progress.' -Anon
The mistake the citizenry make is that the assume bureaucracy is as the name states; public service.
Behind the scenes, this flimsy facade is unnecessary.
Emboldened by sticking fingered, self interest politicians bureaucracy does precisely what it has always done; survive, consolidate and expand.