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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Government of the people, not corporations?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rob McDowell, a state of Georgia employee, takes issue with government bashers, particularly Steven Greenhut of the Orange County Register. Read Greenhut’s column here.
McDowell writes that on the day Greenhut wrote his column, “he probably took a nice hot shower, knowing that the water would flow abundantly, like the gas that heated the water.Then, maybe he had breakfast and coffee, confident that there was no pesticide residue or glass shards in the cereal, no hormones in the milk, and no heavy metals in the coffee water. He got into his car, which did not explode when he turned it on, and drove on sturdy roads and bridges to work, safe from shadowy militias out to kidnap him.
“His car, cereal, coffee, faucets, alarm clock, tires, suit and tie — all were provided by the enthusiasm, talent and ingenuity of private enterprise and the free market. But his day might have started a lot worse were it not for government keeping his water, food, car, neighborhood and roads safe.
“Perhaps Greenhut should try living in a country where government is essentially nonexistent. Zimbabwe comes to mind.”
Since our government is supposed to be us- we the people- those who do not believe in government do not believe in democracy, writes McDowell. Instead, they rely on the power of corporations to solve their problems- when corporations answer only to shareholders.
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