PrintOctober 14, 2010
The Death of Government
There is far too much government in our lives. Government regulates the light bulbs we can use, the process of hiring employees, the licenses which businesses need to operate, and, of course, the mammoth monster of public debt and taxes which have reached such surreal levels. Every American -- man, woman, senior citizen, and infant -- owes a mind-numbing $44,000 of federal debt. Each day, we are bombarded with the results of photo-ops for our president or his family, or with the president's speeches against certain offending classes of Americans, such as the Chamber of Commerce or Fox News. We know, though, that some modest amount of government is necessary for a healthy, civil society. In the midst of an ocean of meaningless or malicious mischief, the government of our nation has died. Consider Charles Krauthammer's withering dissection of the federal budgetary process. For the first time since the Budget Act of 1974, Congress has not passed a budget. Political parties have often...(Read Full Article)
