Comeon now. You conservatives love to rail about government but it often seems like so much hot air. Please tell me which agencies and programs don't work. Which ones create more issues than they solve?
You are the one who said it.
Personally, I think government is pretty great. It handles collective issues we could not do on our own. I like the FDA testing drugs before they get to market. I like the SBA guaranteeing loans for small businesses. I like the EPA watching out for our health.
I'm not a conservative, you'll find I'm more liberal than people who claim they are liberal on most things. Like, I'm pro-choice, pro-union, pro-civil rights, etc. Especially pro civil liberties.
Tho I will talk about a certain conservative's view of govt. programs and agencies, PJ O'Roarke. It takes 200+ govt. programs to help the poor, when for a fraction of the cost of those programs, you could just cut the poor a check big enough so they won't be poor while spending a fraction of what the govt. programs cost. At the same time, these programs restrict what the people receiving the money can do, like owning a car or forming capital to start a business.
That's how govt. doesn't work.
I'm not against government in the least, just want one that is providing as near $1 of service for $1 of tax.
The reason I said the few programs I enumerated work is that they're direct payments to people (vouchers!) that really do make peoples' lives better. Like getting a higher education or owning a home. It empowers people vs. controlling their behavior.
FDA isn't doing so good. I remember people getting sick from eating peppers last year and this year it's peanut butter.
