George Will: The real 'cliff' argument
The arguments are many and obvious, so why do the people repeatedly fall for the federal line?
The federal government has a very poor track record picking winners and losers in the market place. Witness the many 'green industry' investments that have fallen flat.
The federal government is a poor service provider. The repeatedly run over budget, call a small budget increase an actual budget cut versus a larger increase, and have great trouble executing policies in an efficient manner.
The federal government does not understand what it takes to make business thrive. They add more and more regulations daily, and each of those regulations adds costs and other impediments to business success.
The elected officials repeatedly lie by omission when talking to the press and to the public. They are proficient at speaking for long periods while never coming close to answering the actual question posed.
These same officials lie by commission when they tell us, for example, that social security does not add to the deficit, or that it is financially stable for years to come.
We need to demand more from our government, and I don't mean more handouts or stimulus. They best thing government can do for our economy is get the heck out of the way.
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