jetgraphics
16th July 2010, 11:24 AM
Why government is rarely the solution to problems, is based on the nature of government.
Under American law, government is instituted to secure rights and govern those who consent.
When it comes to providing "services" or "jobs", a government funded by coercive expropriation is counter productive.
The reason is simple - lack of effective feedback.
In any transaction, the parties to the transaction must be satisfied, or the transaction is canceled. If a buyer is unhappy with the price or quality, he does not conclude it. If a seller is unhappy with the offer, or condition of sale, he does not conclude it.
But when it comes to the government, there is no feedback. The taxpayer is compelled to pay, regardless. There is no immediate pressure to be frugal, efficient, or competent in performance. The complexity and bureaucratic overhead masks the process, and inevitably partisanship and politics supersede wisdom and common sense.
The current panoply of solutions, funded by deficit spending, of borrowed debt-credit notes, is so far beyond common sense, that it borders on psychotic delusional behavior on the part of the public servants.
Using borrowed debt to fund government bureaucracy that administers creating 'jobs' is like a snake eating its tail. The faster it eats, the smaller it gets. Entropy rules. A government, being a net consumer, can only survive on the productive sector. Expanding the government, results in a reduced productive sector. At some point, the productive sector will collapse from the overload.
One can only conclude that there is an overt strategy to dismantle these united States of America, so that the next form of totalitarian socialist police state can arise.
The optimal solution is so politically incorrect that any proponent would be considered politically suicidal. The entrenched interest groups composed of recipients of government disbursements must oppose any change to the status quo unless it directly benefits them. And yet, to not reduce or eliminate the entitlements means that there is an inevitable total collapse, which would end such entitlements as well as impose chaos.
Human nature being what it is, I have no expectation of common sense, wisdom or selfless behavior from government or its bribed supporters, who appear to be in control via the ballot (or other means).
What a parcel of rogues in a nation...
Under American law, government is instituted to secure rights and govern those who consent.
When it comes to providing "services" or "jobs", a government funded by coercive expropriation is counter productive.
The reason is simple - lack of effective feedback.
In any transaction, the parties to the transaction must be satisfied, or the transaction is canceled. If a buyer is unhappy with the price or quality, he does not conclude it. If a seller is unhappy with the offer, or condition of sale, he does not conclude it.
But when it comes to the government, there is no feedback. The taxpayer is compelled to pay, regardless. There is no immediate pressure to be frugal, efficient, or competent in performance. The complexity and bureaucratic overhead masks the process, and inevitably partisanship and politics supersede wisdom and common sense.
The current panoply of solutions, funded by deficit spending, of borrowed debt-credit notes, is so far beyond common sense, that it borders on psychotic delusional behavior on the part of the public servants.
Using borrowed debt to fund government bureaucracy that administers creating 'jobs' is like a snake eating its tail. The faster it eats, the smaller it gets. Entropy rules. A government, being a net consumer, can only survive on the productive sector. Expanding the government, results in a reduced productive sector. At some point, the productive sector will collapse from the overload.
One can only conclude that there is an overt strategy to dismantle these united States of America, so that the next form of totalitarian socialist police state can arise.
The optimal solution is so politically incorrect that any proponent would be considered politically suicidal. The entrenched interest groups composed of recipients of government disbursements must oppose any change to the status quo unless it directly benefits them. And yet, to not reduce or eliminate the entitlements means that there is an inevitable total collapse, which would end such entitlements as well as impose chaos.
Human nature being what it is, I have no expectation of common sense, wisdom or selfless behavior from government or its bribed supporters, who appear to be in control via the ballot (or other means).
What a parcel of rogues in a nation...