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Originally Posted by Willravel
It would be a lot easier to be conservative or libertarian if this were true. But it's not. I can list on and on the incredible governmental success stories in the history of our nation, starting with the creation of the Constitution. Telephone infrastructure was done by the government. The transcontinental railroads were funded by loans from the government. The interstate highway program was all government. Electrification of rural areas. Human genome project. CDC. EPA. FAA. FDIC. GI Bill. Medicare. NASA. NCIC. Public libraries. And yes, even the military. The list of government successes goes on and on and on and on. That people are somehow able to look past all these is beyond my understanding.
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I need a pair of glasses just like the ones you're wearing. they make things look so much better. truth be told though, I can't see how you claim these are government successes. With the exception of NASA, everything on that list is a total cluster of budgetary and administrative issues. I've worked under the FAA, I still have nightmares over the GI Bill, FDIC is near broke and needs to be part of the bailout.......shall I go on?
Ok, I'll add the tennessee river valley power situation. They have seem to have done that with alot less issues than the others.