Posted by
Bryan Golden on Monday, December 15, 2008 2:00:48 PM
There are many reasons that government is the problem and not the solution. Because of a culture of condescension, an attitude of unaccountability, and no touch with reality, government typically bungles whatever it becomes involved with. Here are a number of reasons why government can’t get anything right.
Government looks at our money (taxes) as an unlimited source of funds. They feel as if all problems can be fixed by throwing ever increasing amounts of our money at them. There is a complete lack of any checks and balances to determine the effectiveness of government programs.
Government has no incentive to be efficient or effective. Unlike private enterprise, government has no motivation to be productive. Government has a captive market (us) who can not take its business elsewhere.
Government does not feel it is accountable to the people it serves. This is our fault. For the most part we keep electing the same people to office that caused the problems. Whether they are elected, appointed, or hired, government employees rarely, if ever, get fired for incompetence.
Government doesn’t take responsibility, they invariably pass the blame. Since they don’t admit to or recognize what the problem is, it will never be fixed.
Politics has become a profession rather than a community service. Our founding fathers never intended for this. Public servants were supposed to take a turn representing their constituents and then return to private life.
Compounding the problem is the fact that many politicians have never had a real job or have no experience running a business. Thus, they lose touch with reality as well as the challenges of real life.
Government has proven time and time again that it can’t manage finances. Whenever it spends money, there is mismanagement, cost overruns, and corruption.
Government action impedes free markets and stifles innovation.
If we are to get our country back on track we have to participate in how it’s run by voting out people who don’t act in our best interest. Vigilance is the price of freedom.
- Bryan Golden, author of Dare to Live Without Limits