Our over-reliance on government
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we didn’t use government is Mr. Fix-it for most of our “problems”. Schools were a local matter and we ran them as such. Disaster relief was also handled locally with charitable organizations pitching in as well. What we seem not to understand is that elevating everything to a governmental responsibility isn’t the best or most efficient solution. And yet we hear more and more calls for more and more government in more and more areas.It’s a siren song. We seem to want to live our lives in a rubber room safe from all stress, worry, injury and threats and we’re increasingly willing to turn ourselves over to the one entity which proves over and over again to be not up to the job - government. In fact, in many cases, our problems are created by governmental intrusion and then government proposes the solution which usually means more government. It’s a vicious cycle.
Who are these people who want more and more reliance upon government? I don’t know anyone who thinks government is the answer to all their problems. Is it just that the people that hate government intruding upon their lives just don’t get out there and vote? If so, we really need to do something about that. If we don’t want the government monster growing beyond all reason, we need to get involved in the process so that we can keep it in check.