There has been a swelling of support for the intervention of government into every social issue under the sun. In the past two hundred years we have gone from a very motivated and proud nation to one that refuses to grow up and take ownership of ones mistakes just as equally as we do our successes. Aside from the social issues that have brought us here, we first have to stop the bleeding. The bleeding is the Government involved in our day to day lives.
Government always brings in a lot of money, but where does this money come from? The government produces nothing. The government will never take a product, reshape it, and then sell it for more than the original product cost. Everything that touches the government comes at a loss. When we talk about the government and what they spend money on, you must ask yourself, "Why do I want to spend money on _____?" How often would we answer that with us not wanting to spend money on some obscure project. Or better yet, ask "Why do I want my neighbor to pay for _____?" Think how little support welfare would get if the recipients had to drive from house to house in the county and go door to door asking people for money to support them while they don't work! Yet government hands them the checks. This is not a knock on welfare, it is a knock on the separation we as Americans allow. Somewhere down the line we have forgotten the accountability we as citizens of this republic have for the decisions of our government.
The basis behind government employment has nothing to do with a performance based reward system, be it through bonuses or on the opposite end of the spectrum, firing. There is always a simple "criteria" that is laid out for an employee that must be achieved, or must not be violated, that guarantees employment until the employee deems their employment over, not the other way around. Job security is a nice thing right? Wrong! Job security should mean that you are so good at your job and have proven to be an asset to a wealth generating system that you have been deemed an acceptable liability that the company wishes to carry over into retirement, not out of some sentimental reason but because it will serve as motivation to demand a higher level of production from future employees. Too harsh? No. Not harsh enough.
So first problem is government allows blanket job security, regardless of superior or par performance. Secondly, steals money from producing Americans to pay non-producing. The third problem is it isn't even about the money. The government has no stake in the financial well being of the country. They view the entire country in short term problems. 4-8 years is short term. So every problem that is encountered will always be blamed on the previous guy, and any upcoming problems will be left for the next one. So there is no accountability.
Government has NEVER been efficient. Government is NOT an industry. Government is NOT and employer. Government is NOT accountable.
Federal Government really has very few simply stated jobs.
1. Maintain a well functioning military to protect citizens.
2. Promote interstate trade.
3. Represent the 50 SOVEREIGN States of our union to foreign countries.
Leave the rest to smaller government. Let California worry about its impoverished, Texas shouldn't pay for that, Texas doesn't care! Don't get involved with a publicized case in New Hampshire, that is for New Hampshire. Whatever Big Government solutions work there won't work for Louisiana. Plain and simple, Federal Government stay out of the day to day running of our wonderful states. You worry about holding the union and keeping the enemies off our backs.
To quote the Greatest conservative of all time, "The 10 scariest words ever uttered are, I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."
Government always brings in a lot of money, but where does this money come from? The government produces nothing. The government will never take a product, reshape it, and then sell it for more than the original product cost. Everything that touches the government comes at a loss. When we talk about the government and what they spend money on, you must ask yourself, "Why do I want to spend money on _____?" How often would we answer that with us not wanting to spend money on some obscure project. Or better yet, ask "Why do I want my neighbor to pay for _____?" Think how little support welfare would get if the recipients had to drive from house to house in the county and go door to door asking people for money to support them while they don't work! Yet government hands them the checks. This is not a knock on welfare, it is a knock on the separation we as Americans allow. Somewhere down the line we have forgotten the accountability we as citizens of this republic have for the decisions of our government.
The basis behind government employment has nothing to do with a performance based reward system, be it through bonuses or on the opposite end of the spectrum, firing. There is always a simple "criteria" that is laid out for an employee that must be achieved, or must not be violated, that guarantees employment until the employee deems their employment over, not the other way around. Job security is a nice thing right? Wrong! Job security should mean that you are so good at your job and have proven to be an asset to a wealth generating system that you have been deemed an acceptable liability that the company wishes to carry over into retirement, not out of some sentimental reason but because it will serve as motivation to demand a higher level of production from future employees. Too harsh? No. Not harsh enough.
So first problem is government allows blanket job security, regardless of superior or par performance. Secondly, steals money from producing Americans to pay non-producing. The third problem is it isn't even about the money. The government has no stake in the financial well being of the country. They view the entire country in short term problems. 4-8 years is short term. So every problem that is encountered will always be blamed on the previous guy, and any upcoming problems will be left for the next one. So there is no accountability.
Government has NEVER been efficient. Government is NOT an industry. Government is NOT and employer. Government is NOT accountable.
Federal Government really has very few simply stated jobs.
1. Maintain a well functioning military to protect citizens.
2. Promote interstate trade.
3. Represent the 50 SOVEREIGN States of our union to foreign countries.
Leave the rest to smaller government. Let California worry about its impoverished, Texas shouldn't pay for that, Texas doesn't care! Don't get involved with a publicized case in New Hampshire, that is for New Hampshire. Whatever Big Government solutions work there won't work for Louisiana. Plain and simple, Federal Government stay out of the day to day running of our wonderful states. You worry about holding the union and keeping the enemies off our backs.
To quote the Greatest conservative of all time, "The 10 scariest words ever uttered are, I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."
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