I like government. I
do like it to be effective, but I don’t worry about how big it is. Maybe that’s because I’m not rich. If I had a lot of money I wouldn’t want a big
government because that would mean more of my hard earned money would go into
building roads and bridges, stocking libraries, dredging canals, collecting
garbage, policing airports, negotiating trade agreements, enforcing clean air
standards, protecting crops from diseases and pests invading from beyond our
borders, enforcing civil rights, and keeping my children from being exposed to
lead paint and asbestos. I mean, it’s
not like rich folks use the roads, produce garbage, eat food, or have
children. It’s not like they used any of
those things and services to get (or stay) rich. It’s just those of us who make under a
hundred thousand that check books out from the library or breathe. So, I completely understand why people get so
upset about big government.
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