Originally posted by: RightIsWrong
Originally posted by: bamacre
What private business could have afforded to go to the moon in the 1960's?
I fail to see how this is relevant.
What private business can now bail us out of this mess? Warren Buffet? Sam Walton?
LOL, well, this mess was created by government.
What private business would have fought World War II?
Irrelevant. I'm not an anarchist.
You are so far gone in some of your posts that it is almost an exercise in futility to even take the time to respond. But what the hell, I've been a glutton for punishment many times before in my life.
1. It is relevant because it shows that some government programs/initiatives are incredibly good for the people. There have been so many advancements made because of the space program that it is complete ignorance to claim it a waste of money or effort.
2. In a roundabout way you are right. This mess was created by government. But not in the manner in which you think. It was created by ideologists with the mindset like you are displaying. Ones like Bush, the Neocons and other "free marketers" that think that government has no role in private business.
Well, we tried that via deregulation and lackadaisical enforcement of what little biting regulation was left. Guess what we got. Corporate greed running amok. Corporations cooking the books and lying to their shareholders. Monopolistic endeavors that are now deemed "Too big to fail".
3. If you are not an anarchist, then you see a role for government. However, you continually state that we should have no government or one so small that it is essentially non-existent. You really can't have it both ways. I agree that it should be smaller. But to get it to the level that would make you happy, it would consist of a few diplomats to handle foreign affairs and....well, that's about it.
j/k
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