POLITICS

I’m From The Government, and I’m Here to Ruin Everything

Republicans always tell us how useless government is, and then proceed to make it true

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If you think Big Government is bad, wait until you meet Big Business.

Probably Ronald Reagan’s most ridiculous and best-known quote was: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” It helped convince Americans that the government was nothing but a screw-up; a huge beast best starved.

Big Government vs Big Business

It doesn’t make sense, does it? If you think a big company with endless departments is efficient, try getting through to one to dispute a charge. Corporations are indifferent to our needs but I seldom hear anybody complain that Big Business is our enemy.

You’d think far-right people would insist they will only do business with sole proprietorships, never with large companies.

The U.S. is a big country of more than 340 million people, so yes, we need Big Government. There’s a lot to do, and doing it right requires a right-sized government.

Inefficiencies are a part of any large organization of any kind.