"It's not a matter of private sector vs. public sector, it's a matter of people choosing for themselves."


Moving past the distraction
Another selection from an email I sent to one of my lists.

"It's not a matter of private sector vs. public sector, it's a matter of people choosing for themselves.

If it's a government "solution" imposed from above, people quit worrying about it.  People quit noticing it.  Even as the underlying causes continue to fester, the average person doesn't pay attention because politicos have promised that government will take care of it.

That's scary.  

It's like driving a Texas road blindfolded because some guy in Virginia has a map and has called your cell phone.  You don't even know if it's the right map, or how recent it is.  Or how drunk he is.  But you've put your future in his hands.

The real threat to individual choice is not that it's a government program, it's that by design "one-size-fits all" government programs inhibit alternatives, if not prevent them altogether.  Once the government programs start, there is less choice.  It's happened in schools, medicine, roads, nearly anything you'd like to name.  

Without people being able to walk away AND with a revenue stream guaranteed by law, there is no incentive to make things better or indeed pay attention to the taxpayer."

I don't think people listen, but at least they think about it some.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Mon - July 12, 2010 at 11:38 AM  Tag


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