I’m going to quote a person better known than myself. “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for
your country.” Words from the inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy, delivered in 1961.
So better, what are we doing to help our country? The Government is not our country, they are a disorganized group trying
to run it’s functions.
I’m sure you can agree things should get better. I’m sure you agree a lot of people are doing everything they can to make
things better.
I’m also sure you will agree a few people seem to work very hard at messing things up for everyone.
This article is strictly opinion based on observation. Read the list and tell me which ones you agree with.
A. Libraries are good and should be funded by the public. So I guess the government has done well here.
B. Roads and highways are good and should be funded by the users. In general, I believe the Federal government has
done a very good job constructing Freeways. I believe that local governments have done well on constructing local roads.
I believe local governments are messing up the roads by restricting the flow of traffic. See my article Traffic Jam by Design.
C. Parks are good. I believe the government has done well there too. I believe that sometimes there are those that put
personal interest in front of the good for the greater public. Sometimes these vested interests are developers and some
times they are environmental zealots.
D. I believe the military is a necessity. I don’t really think the government is doing a good job on that. From what I
personally observed, the pride in the military is generally missing. They are not very efficient and this is not the troops, it is
the leaders who have little grip on reality. Too much of the military is tied up in bureaucracy! And politicians should not be
allowed to run military operations. Their vested interest gets peopled killed by the thousands. So no, the government doesn’
t do well with the military.
E. Education is good. But the education system has declined heavily since Federal Government started pulling the strings
via money. Government should definitely stay out of education.
F. Healthcare, Medicare, and the FDA are an excellent reason the government should keep it hands off. Today we have
wholesale abuse of chemicals endorsed by the FDA and foisted off on the American public by advertising and the AMA.
The medical profession drugs symptoms and doesn’t often treat an illness and never affects a cure. If a person gets well, it’
s because he did it despite the doctors! So no! The government should stay well away from those areas.
G. Fire Departments are good and should be paid by the public. Here, I believe that governments have done very well.
H. Welfare belongs at home and with your church. This is a total screw up by the government.
I. Social Security is interesting. If you retire old enough today, you’ll get a little money but not enough to live on. If you
wait, the Social Security Administration says they will give you more money but at the same time, they also are telling you
they aren’t going to be able to fund the system much longer. So no! Security is the responsibility of the individual and the
family.
J. Energy cost. Now this is a good one. The government as allowed virtual monopolies where a few companies that
appear to be separate are really co-owned. Of course, the more the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel goes up, the more taxes
are collected by the governments.
K. Police are similar to military. They are run poorly. The bulk of their visible efforts are on collecting revenues, taxes, of
one sort or another. There is far too much time spent harassing the public and far too little time spent on crime. Proof, what
percentages of murders never get solved? How often have you heard of stolen good being recovered and returned to the
victim? No, the government doesn’t do well when they have the ability to use force. See my Comment on the Times article
Police and The Citizen.
I’m afraid that what I see the government doing mostly is messing up. I’d suggest they get rid of 90% of their staff and
delegate federal functions to states and that the states pass these on to the counties. These that government should stay
out of should be turned over to local governments, cities and towns.
We have to keep some of the military, police, all of the fire, parks, roads, and libraries. So taxes could then be based on
sales tax as money is spent, no more need for the IRS.
If no welfare, no social security, no FDA and on and on, why a lot of people would be upset but there would be so much
more money not being wasted.
If you agree, why not pass this on to the politicians. Vote against bigger governments.
Vote against almost every bond as it’s going to harm our children and grandchildren. Vote no on all laws restricting
commerce.
I guess the big message is get out and vote. There aren’t any really “GOOD” choices but we can try to keep out the obvious
idiots!
We still have the greatest country in the world but man is a single species and we need to work together to survive best.
And if you will, tell me how many of the above points you agree with.
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