What current role/ service or potential role do you feel is most uniquely supplied to we the people by our government (at any level)?
2006-08-23 12:18:12 · 11 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
To fill services and needs that the market will not or cannot fill.
In small countries, government corporations are needed (eg. the post office, telephone companies) because there may not be enough business for one company, let alone a competitive market.
In other countries, certain institutions (eg. the police, the military) need to be run out of (hopefully) an independent and unbiased government to ensure equal treatment for all.
The fascists in the US government rail against people like Chavez and other Central and South American leaders, but the fact is, they are the faces of new capitalism: let the market work, and the government fills a need when companies won't. That is how many new jobs are created, by restarting old factories that were unproductive and having the government run them.
2006-08-23 12:31:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
National Defense is the only thing the feds should be doing, the rest should be taken care of the by states and municipalities. This question could be boiled down to cover only what the private sector can't take care of and that's precious little. Government at all levels could be pared down to provide only national defense and contracts management, the rest could be taken care of by those contracts. If you take it to extremes, there really isn't anything which can't be handled by outside contractors. The opposite of that is socialism where the government does everything for you and me. That would suck worse!
2006-08-23 12:26:00 · answer #2 · answered by OzobTheMerciless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure. I carry the two uk and French press enjoying cards. In uk that's a humorous tale. In France the click is recognized as an honourable occupation - and French newshounds behave to that end. French press has been time-honored as "the fourth assets" via fact the revolution. The French press is the two passionate and honest, and observes the optimal expert standards.
2016-11-05 11:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To serve the well being of the republic and the people equally. Some people believe that the good of the people should come first but really without the republic the people wouldnt live here and without the people the republic wouldnt exist.
2006-08-23 12:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
National Defense, because without it, the country would soon cease to exist.
2006-08-23 12:34:57 · answer #5 · answered by Jay S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To protect it's citizens, to insure the quality of life and preserve liberty.
2006-08-23 12:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by jackie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To stay the hell out of my life! Give me my services ( protection, and infilstructure, education etc) and then stay out of my bedroom, my check book and my job!
2006-08-23 12:30:58 · answer #7 · answered by mymadsky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Creation and support of an infrastructure (roads, law enforcement). These are things that would be very difficult to do privately.
2006-08-23 12:23:16 · answer #8 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"...form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity..."
2006-08-23 12:46:50 · answer #9 · answered by ideogenetic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to protect us from imaginary "terrorists"
2006-08-23 12:20:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋