I am constantly baffled when supposedly intelligent people tell me that the solution to a problem, any problem, is another government program. The latest most egregious example, of course is President Obama telling us that he could pay for more government intervention in health care by eliminating waste and corruption.
Really?
How long has Medicare been around? Yet our wonderful government has not only failed to stop the tidal wave of fraud, the amount of fraud keeps growing.
Unfortunately, it is an immutable law of nature: more government always equals more corruption. With more government, there is more to corrupt. With more money in the hands of the government, there is more money for the corrupt to go after.
It is one of those rare things in life that really is that simple. So, why do some folks always think that their next pet government program will be different. It boggles the mind.
There is one and only one effective way to reduce corruption and other waste in government. That way is: reduce government. That is it. That is the only effective way.
Let's do it.
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