> Once a government program exists, it is very very hard to stop it and get the funds back ( from a political perspective ).
Experience in the UK tells me otherwise. Our government has been doing little else for the last decade.
> It's not so much saying that all government is bad, but it's looking at worse case scenarios and balancing risk.
It's funny how worst case scenarios (like monopolies or oligopolies) aren't considered for private companies. Doesn't seem like a balanced risk analysis to me. Internet service would be a prime example of this in the US.
Edit: oh, I forgot about healthcare. You guys are currently living pretty much a worst case scenario (bar there not actually being any healthcare provision).
Experience in the UK tells me otherwise. Our government has been doing little else for the last decade.
> It's not so much saying that all government is bad, but it's looking at worse case scenarios and balancing risk.
It's funny how worst case scenarios (like monopolies or oligopolies) aren't considered for private companies. Doesn't seem like a balanced risk analysis to me. Internet service would be a prime example of this in the US.
Edit: oh, I forgot about healthcare. You guys are currently living pretty much a worst case scenario (bar there not actually being any healthcare provision).