01-28-2018, 02:44 PM
(01-28-2018, 05:07 AM)nebraska Wrote: Government can't help, it can only hurt.
I think it was Ben Franklin who organized the early attempts to cobble the streets and have a full time post office in Philadelphia. I still use similar services. They help. Similarly I am happy to see criminals and other nations deterred.
The more people live close together, the more they see the benefits of working together for the common good. Thus there is a divide between urban and rural views on what government should do. There is also a significant division of wealth, with the resultant difference of opinion on what should be done and who best pays for it.
There are libertarians who lie, who claim no services should be provided. I try to respect that, but have trouble with those who would rather lie than compromise. I can believe that government corrupt, that it can be out to serve specific interests. I can believe people do not need services but are forced to pay for them. There will always be the possibility to improve.
But government is not going away soon, and can help. Stating otherwise is simply a lie which discredits.
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.