Don't depend on the government


Freedom doesn't come from government
John Stossel makes the case against government intervention.

Many politicians want Americans to believe that we can't do anything individually without Washington's help. But Washington can't do anything well. I'll pay you $100 if you can name one thing the government does more efficiently than the private sector.

FEMA was only established in 1979, under President Carter. What did Americans do before that? In 1871, when downtown Chicago was destroyed in a fire, private charity came to the rescue. The Chicago Aid and Relief Society coordinated assistance for a year and a half. According to the Foundation for Economic Education, the charity workers strove to avoid giving more than minimal food and clothing to those who could earn their own way. They helped restart businesses, equipping medical offices, stocking stores, and buying sewing machines. Government mainly stuck to keeping order.

We can do it without government and do it better than the government can.

Now, if only we could get the government out of things other than disaster relief.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - October 5, 2005 at 04:44 PM  Tag


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