Comments on: The Government Can

By: Jerichohill(GRS)

Jerichohill(GRS) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:14:27 +0000

I find the argument misleading, and I lean libertarian. Government isn’t “awesomely good” or “spectacularly bad” at doing everything. It’s the former in some categories and the latter in others.

Blanket statements (like this song) just muddy the waters.

By: sheiler

sheiler — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:44:05 +0000

OK I’m liberal and listened to this rendition but found it too cheeky for my tastes. Anyone hear of Blackwater? You know the private army for the United States? Costs way more than the regular ol’ Army and answers only to a CEO and not the American people?

I know loads of liberals who spent the last eight years reading stuff by people they/we completely disagree with. Suffice it to say that we have heard this anti-government argument before and still find it appallingly naive and shallow.

By: David

David — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:41:30 +0000

Very sad, but entertaining at the same time. I might be able to get my most liberal friends to listen to (and absorb) this rendition of what they won’t listen to from other sources.

By: BG

BG — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:53:54 +0000

Democracy eventually leads to some form of socialism. A system “of the people, by the people, and for the people” eventually lead to these sorts of programs when “the people” figure out how to tap into the cash machine.

We also have corporatism increasing with socialism here: when you hear about “too big to fail” companies and 80% ownership of AIG, think corporatism.

Don’t blame your government for any of this though, blame “we the people”.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:57:42 +0000

That was awesome… very true as well which makes it scary.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:02:28 +0000

There’s more truth to this than anyone wants to admit.