Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:And again, as I said then, there are things I'm willing to be taxed for: roads, the justice system, and national defense. And let's throw in some local stuff--cops, firemen, and teachers.
Would you, of your own free will, contribute to those things?
No!
1. Roads.
There is absolutely no reason that roads should be built by government. In fact, the first trans-continental highway -- the Lincoln Highway (New York to San Francisco) -- was built by private enterprise. For an interesting and concise explanation of this read HEALER, by F. Paul Wilson.
2. The "Justice" System.
There is no "justice system" in this country. There is a Legal System, but there is virtually no justice in it.
3. National Defense.
I could go on for pages, but all I would be doing is giving detailed explanations of why -- if the U.S. government didn't go around the world pissing other countries off -- there would be virtually no need for national defense. And therefore no reason why the U.S. should spend more than half of the totel military spending done by all the countries on this planet . . . combined.
4. Cops.
Cops do such a good job that individuals in this country spend just as much out of their pockets for private security as they do out of their taxes for police. And when you stop to realize that the first actual police force was created in 1849, (British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, created the London Police Constabulary, which merely provided for some people to do full-time what everybody was expected to do as necessary) you might serve yourself well to attempt to learn what things were like before there were cops.
5. Firemen.
Maybe you have missed the posts discussing Rural-Metro Fire Services. If so, too bad. Rural-Metro is a private enterprise fire department in many places in this country which gives twice the service of government fire departments, and it does so at less than half the cost. Local governments hate them.
6. Teachers.
Considering the abysmal level of government education in this country -- not to mention the exorbitant cost of that abysmal education -- most teachers are a dead waste of money. Perhaps you are unaware of the fact that a great many public school teachers sent their own children to private schools.
Government performs a lot of necessary services, but it is NOT necessary that those services be performed by government.
Anything the government can do, private enterprise can do better -- and without ruining people's lives in the process.
Ken V.