Why Are People So Forgiving of Government Failure?

Mises Institute ^ | April 05, 2011 | Christopher Westley

[SkyPilot]

Why Are People So Forgiving of Government Failure?

Simple.

Because the majority of people have rejected the true God, and have elevated government as their "god" and idol.

[Alberta's Child]

Krasting thinks the end result will be age warfare, as younger generations realize they are being forced to pay for the fiscal irresponsibility of previous generations.

I agree with this statement. The survivors of the abortion culture will ultimately end up euthanizing their parents.

[Alberta's Child]

Damn — you beat me to it. LOL.

[Earthdweller]

...our healthcare workers will be Division of Motor Vehicles employees with 4 more years’ education.

That is too surreal...I think I'm going to be sick to my stomach...in a closet somewhere.

[Theodore R.]

Clueless is learned behavior. Much of it comes from the improper practices in America’s “schools” of “teaching” reading. The people though never understand for long.

[Jubal Harshaw]

I think that's not quite true. For example, the USPS gets no-interest loans from the treasury, which is the same as if the taxpayers paid the interest charges for normal loans. Also, don't forget that the USPS is exempt from many taxes and fees, which is the same as if the taxpayers paid those fees on behalf of the USPS.

[pacpam]

Labor is the biggest cost of most companies- about 70%. The USPS pays it’s employees salaries from product sales and also pays health care costs and pensions from the same product sales. The taxes or lack of, you reference is minimal in comparison. The USPS has even been directed by the Feds to pony up billions and billions from current revenue for past retirees payments by OPM when the USPS was part of the Federal gov’t before 1972 - not sure of exact date. But my point is USPS is NOT funded and run by the Federal Gov’t as all other Federal agencies are funded and run. They are inept or efficient on their own.

[rdb3]

The survivors of the abortion culture will ultimately end up euthanizing their parents.

That's something, isn't it?

If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears.

[Alberta's Child]

It sure is. Kinda makes me think about how nature has a way of "running its course."

(That is an awesome Booker T. Washington quote on your profile page, BTW.)

[rdb3]

That quote cuts to the heart of the matter, doesn't it?

If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears.

[Alberta's Child]

It sure does. I put that up there with a great quote I heard from a guy in my industry who is one of the best project managers I've ever dealt with. When facing a difficult situation on a project, he told me: "A real leader is someone who is willing to tell people what they don't want to hear."

These are the pearls of wisdom that carry me from one day to the next.

[Axenolith]

Because close to the majority of them are morons who think if we don’t have a strong, powerful government, when the [insert terrible apocolypse here] comes, there won’t be a concerted effort to survive!

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Because close to the majority of them are morons who think if we don’t have a strong, powerful government, when the [insert terrible apocolypse here] comes, there won’t be a concerted effort to survive!”

Speaking of which, I am really terrified about the shutdown tonight. Is it going to shutdown our electricity, water, cable/internet and phone? Will the grocery stores still have food? What about the police and firemen? Will this be as bad as the Y2K predictions?

:)

I was just about to hit post and the cable channels announced a deal to be reviewed by the members at 9:45pm , but not what it is. Does this mean the world wont end tonight ? :)