Posted on 11/18/2001 1:04:52 PM PST by Jean S
Gee wiz, let me see that's a hard one -- NOT!
It's the governments' fault.
"...Israel is the only non-totalitarian, economically free-and-successful country midst a 56-country array of Arab-world losers. Contrary to Israel and America, every Arab/Muslim country is ruled by a non-elected dictator and is a miserable economic/social failure." -- Total Victory
The more a government is limited to defending individual rights and property the more prosperous the people are. Entrepreneurs, financiers, capitalists, pioneers, businessmen, researchers, scientists, industrialists you name it, they'll create jobs and build infrastructure. But only if the government gets out of the way. What follows was written with United States in mind but it applies to every country.
Value Destroyers versus Value Producers
If civilization had to chose between business/science and government/bureaucracy, eliminating the other, which is the better choice?
The first thing civilization must have is business/science. It's what the family needs so that its members can live creative, productive, happy lives. Business/science can survive, even thrive without government/bureaucracy.
Government/bureaucracy cannot survive without business/science. In general, business/science and family is the host and government/bureaucracy is a parasite.
Aside from that, keep valid government services that protect individual rights and property. Military defense, FBI, CIA, police and courts. With the rest of government striped away those few valid services would be several fold more efficient and effective than they are today.
Underwriters Laboratory is a private sector business that has to compete in a capitalist market. Underwriters laboratory is a good example of success where government fails.
Any government agency that is a value to the people and society could better serve the people by being in the private sector where competition demands maximum performance.
You act as though I am an evil presence.
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