I was listening to a government worker bee on NPR tell us how medical costs are behind our federal debt. I can think of several other good candidates.
Empire building
Perpetual war
War on drugs
War on poverty
Department of education
Bridges to nowhere
My take is government is the reason government pays so much for health care.
Pick some industries that are not heavily regulated, if you can.
Televisions, telephones and computers come to mind. Aside from implanting spy ware in software, confiscating and selling electromagnetic spectra I don’t think government interferes with these industries, relatively. The end result of this non-interference is increasing quality and features and decreasing prices. Read the rest of this entry »


