ichabod

The good things government do

In Economics, Economy, Faith, Inspiration, Life, Politics, Religion, Thoughts on November 6, 2009 at 3:48 pm

I and many others criticize our governments frequently, but as compared to many nations and regimes there is a lot of good.

  • unemployment insurance
  • social security
  • welfare
  • food stamps
  • police protection
  • fire protection
  • military protection
  • no one is refused emergency medical aid for lack of money
  • public schools
  • roads
  • public transportation
  • libraries
  • parks
  • garbage collection
  • waste and sewage disposal
  • workplace and labor laws
  • water treatment and delivery systems

These are just a few facts which came to mind, and I am sure there are many more.

This financial mess that is, would have been a lot worse on the short term if the Wall Street firms would have gone broke.  The fallout would have shaken the world to it’s knees but the government stepped in.

Lest we forget there are two sides to every story.

 

  1. this is a great post
    my fav’rite one is that we
    can bitch WAY outloud

    That’s a luxurious gift. Thank You Sir Ichabod! Cheers and Namaste. :)

    Reply
    blissbait 6 November 2009 at 4pm

  2. Hi miss bliss;

    I like bitching WAY out loud too :)

    Reply
    ichabod 7 November 2009 at 2pm