"Big Government" failed us again
You know, the American people amaze me everyday when tragedy's like Katrina take place. Walmart had more than 32 big rigs prepared to help 24 hours before the hurricane even hit, Budwiser sent its big rigs full of water... Rental properties have been donated to shelter evacuees, big rigs have been donated (at a large expense) for donated supplies to reach the Gulf region, and the countless volunteers from across the United States and other countries as well to take part in the relief efforts. The private corporations and private citizens proved to be spectacular given the situation.
However, it was mainly "big government organizations" that failed us in many regards. FEMA is one of those such big government organizations, big beauracracy that failed to get the job done. In fact, when those walmart trucks arrived, someone from FEMA said they weren't needed (but then again i heard that on the news so you can't trust that notion completely).
For years, conservatives like myself have railed against big government and big beauracracy for years to no avail. In our arguments for tax cuts we said "You can spend your money wiser than the government." This, is a perfect example. Also, in the race for Governor in New Jersey, Conservative Republicans note that the you could have a 30% decrease in property taxes, if you simply eliminated Government waste, pay-to-play, and made it more efficient.
A long term solution to fixing these problems is to do just that: eliminate big government waste, eliminating a large amount of big government organizations that serve no "real" purpose, except drain our tax revenues, and the creation of privately run organizations that can participate in bidding for government contracts so efforts are done efficiently, and are also done by professionals. Then again, conservatives like myself have been saying this for years...
As I recall it was the Democrats who put their faith in FEMA, the Democrats who put their faith in big government, and the Democrats who wished to continue such organizations and grow them by leaps and bounds. How ironic that now they attempt to blame such organizations for their faults as well.
Who knows, maybe they'll join me and support eliminating such useless government organizations? I doubt it. Liberal Democrats rail against conservatives and Republicans to no end, if only for the sake of going against them (albeit with no platform at all, or without any solutions whatsoever).
However, it was mainly "big government organizations" that failed us in many regards. FEMA is one of those such big government organizations, big beauracracy that failed to get the job done. In fact, when those walmart trucks arrived, someone from FEMA said they weren't needed (but then again i heard that on the news so you can't trust that notion completely).
For years, conservatives like myself have railed against big government and big beauracracy for years to no avail. In our arguments for tax cuts we said "You can spend your money wiser than the government." This, is a perfect example. Also, in the race for Governor in New Jersey, Conservative Republicans note that the you could have a 30% decrease in property taxes, if you simply eliminated Government waste, pay-to-play, and made it more efficient.
A long term solution to fixing these problems is to do just that: eliminate big government waste, eliminating a large amount of big government organizations that serve no "real" purpose, except drain our tax revenues, and the creation of privately run organizations that can participate in bidding for government contracts so efforts are done efficiently, and are also done by professionals. Then again, conservatives like myself have been saying this for years...
As I recall it was the Democrats who put their faith in FEMA, the Democrats who put their faith in big government, and the Democrats who wished to continue such organizations and grow them by leaps and bounds. How ironic that now they attempt to blame such organizations for their faults as well.
Who knows, maybe they'll join me and support eliminating such useless government organizations? I doubt it. Liberal Democrats rail against conservatives and Republicans to no end, if only for the sake of going against them (albeit with no platform at all, or without any solutions whatsoever).
posted by Anonymous @ 4:08 PM
2 Comments:
At 6:07 PM,
M. McKain said…
Should we just blame the organizations, or should we perhaps look at the management of them? Should we question why President Bush appointed a former employee of the International Arabian Horse Association who lied about his emergency response experiance on his resumé?
Kudos go out to the private businesses and individuals who did so much to help when the leadership at all levels of government were failing. Certainly in the rebuilding, some free-market soultions will be useful. However, businesses aren't going to house those hundreds of thousands left homeless and unemployed. There is a necessary role for government in this as well.
Finally, though I shouldn't dignify the comment about the Democrats with a response, I'm tired of seeing this absurd myth printed as though it were fact. Perhaps if Republicans would actually start listening to Democrats once in a while, they would realize that they DO have ideas and platforms. Read their website sometime. Kerry put out a whole book during his campaign, and yet this myth prevailed because he couldn't articulate it in 2 min sound bytes.
At 8:08 PM,
M. McKain said…
The last paragraph seems a little....well...scary. The last elections have all been very close, with swing voters putting the current leadership into office (or in the case of 2000, a few people in Florida who could not figure out the ballot and the Supreme Court). The swing voters, according to polls, have now swung completely against the current Bush path. It would be wrong of me to hope he contines down it simply because that would mean a Democratic victory, because I believe his actions are hurting the country. Thus, I would encourage him and other Republicans to start governing ALL of America as opposed to just the radical right wing, who will ultimatly support them anyway.
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