Does the Federal Government manage anything better than the Private Sector?

Outside a few great answers like Tom T's and Dr M's I am actually fearful for the way some people are thinking. The idea of the government owning everything is truly the enemy of the state. The government owning everything leads to slavery before any other modern concept.

If the government owned everything, then what? First you every mom and pop business in America, every one gets the same wage. You destroy the larger corporations and the need to compete. If you go into any given field, your choices are to work for the government or...? So you can not compete for a wage. That's ridiculous, that's slavery. What happens if your boss is an @-hole and harasses you then fires you and you have no witnesses, well time for a new profession if you can get it. Where would you shop? With all lunch meat now the same, all milk now the same, all pricing now the same, there is only need for 1 or 2 super centers in your town. No more shopping around or coupons. Can you imagine if the government owned the housing industry top to bottom. Your housing would be a carbon copy from coast to coast, and if the plumbing is sub par, well you can not choose from anything else. Free will and ideas would be stagnant.

Cars - same engine, except for different models, only about 10 of them if that.

Churches, temples, etc - now in the hands of the government.

Sporting equipment - from fishing to baseball you are now limited

Fast food - Burgers made the same at every location.

Pizza - Only one type left, but which kind? Papa John's or Jeno's?

Utilities - if you are fortunate enough to live in an area where you can choose different phone carries or waste management service, kiss that good bye.

And here is the sad fact, I have never seen liberals 100% honest about their liberal leadership. For instance, look at the "approval ratings game." Liberals will have consistently disapproved of Republicans because they are Republicans, even when the Republican acts moderate or liberal in some areas. Conservatives will disapprove when the Republican is liberal in some areas, etc. The liberals will NEVER approve of a Republican no matter what. On the other hand, even if a conservative never approves of a Democrat (though I know this not to be the case), liberals NEVER disapprove of their Democratic leadership, even when the act conservative on an issue, because they are a Democrat.

Sure, I believe this existence on both sides, but it comes loudly from the left and more often. This is hypocrisy and sadly, more so that this closed-mindedness from the enlightened left being the enemy of the United States, it is truly the enemy to their own well being.

The Federal Government waste more money than the Private sector. I once worked for the Federal Government and I saw so much waste and people that would come to the building but didn't nothing all day. I couldn't stand seeing that so many people were hired without them having any responsibility I mean absolutely zero work to do.

That is a waste of the tax payers money. Once you have been hired and are there for three years you can't be fired. I finally quit and went to work in the Private sector where people actually work for their pay. I would have to say no to your question. The Federal government knows how to spend money but they don't know how to save money. They spend all they have and more. Therefore they do not know how to manage money or the Country. I agree with Mike Huckabee about term limits.

No, the Government can't run nothing without messing it up. I would be surprised if they knew how to wipe their butts. The Constitution and our Amendments are being trashed. We need to step up. We are the ones that elected these monkey's in Office. I sure as hell didn't vote for the Man Child. I don't drink kool aid. We cannot let this S. O. B. get away with what he wants to do to our Country. But most of all to the People Of The United States. The Sleeping Giant is going to wake up and when she does, it won't be a pretty site. All the Christians, in the Bible it says Never Trust your Government! With what is going on now, this should be a warning.

I can think of two things the Federal Government is better at than the private sector: Wasting time and money!

A few example of the above:

Harry Reid and the hard leftists in the Senate and Congress attacking a private citizen over comments on his own radio show

George Mitchell and the Baseball / Steroids hearings

Arlen Specter and the Spygate / NFL hearings

Resolutions to name post offices

Resolutions to rename roads and bridges

National Endowment for the (F)Arts...

So on and so forth

Let's see. giving away our money, running the government with a deficit, spending thousands of dollars for a screw driver, $100 bolts and nuts, giving our gold reserves to a private bank, screwing the population, defrauding the voters, Ignoring the Constitution, and implementing scandal. These are all things the government does better than any private company could do, because they have refined it down to a fine art.

The problem is we need new blood in D.C. so maybe they can create new ways to scam the tax payer. The news is becoming stale and we need a new crisis that has never been done before. Maybe like Pelousy getting together and backing Hannity or getting Harry Reid drunk on her wine!

Along with the industrial revolution came a whole new breed of aristocracy. The government is meant to represent the interest of the people to regulate the power and greed of the private sector. But today, the private sector has become the government by means of filtering out elected representative through social stratification which is a biased, close-ended loop resulting in disassociation between classes and and an unbalanced planet which takes away a piece of every living things soul.

Will this require more gov. workers? No doubt it will take twice as many as the private sector collection firms and they will probably collect much less. We have already seen how well the IRS has done on collecting taxes from elected officials who have been delinquent for years. The bigger the gov. the more the corruption and the less the productivity..

These things won't stand - America is waking up - it is affecting them and we are saying, "Wait a minute, this isn't who we are" - our president says "Look for opportunity!" right as he takes it and destroys it - here's the good news, these guys OWN this, they can't blame it on anyone but themselves, people are beginning to see them for what they are.

Religiously speaking, I put my faith in God, not in politicians because they disappoint all too often, I live my life personally and control what I can. If we all do this, rather than waiting for them to "save" us, these guys cannot succeed.

It won't last....it CANT last.....the human yearning for freedom is too strong, and there are too many of us who are experts in our own fields in the private sector who KNOW what we can do.....this is the blessing of America - America may have been duped this one time, but there is much in place that we can keep this from happening on a permanent basis......

God Bless Americans!

Never has, Never will!

Deacon: Think a little deeper! Who hired "Black water" and "KBR"? Yep Politicians who got rich from it! When the Military itself runs Wars, we win! When politicians run it we lose! Vietnam Case in point!

Edit/clarification: In Vietnam there were far more contractors than in Iraq! They were not of the "Security" type but rather the Construction type and Electronic supplier type! Most had close ties to LBJ and his wifes family businesses but there were many other Politically connected Democrats that were getting rich fast and it was no secret! Why else do you Think LBJ declined to run for reelection? I did not see but talked to those (US military men) that seen truck convoys of goods crossing the border to Laos with the name of the LBF/Lady Bird companies still stencilled on the crates! I seen UN agencies people (1000s of them) riding around in chaufurered private vehicles and living in the finest living space in Saigon! That is how the aid money was spent. Then have you ever heard of "Air America"? The list goes on! I was a civilian and had access to many areas in the Nam, I had no travel restrictions at all! It was far worse than Iraq! As for security, it was provided by the special forces and Marines! In 18 months, 68-69, I never carried a weapon as I moved about the country and City of Saigon freely. I endured many rocket attacks and such but no attacks directed at me in particular even though I had an apartment in the City in the general areas where the Vietnamese lived not protected by security forces. I payed rent to my Vienmanese landlord and was the only american in the large appartment building.

Edit----for:**** Broken Veteran 7****----- There are many of us who Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your service and the heavy price you have paid for our freedom! Yes Vets and Non Vets alike. It is a terrible shame what our Government run Veterans Adminstration has done or rather not done for our Disabled Vets. I know others, friends of mine that have similar plights to yours and it leaves them bitter as it should! I am Bitter about it as well and I am just a plain old Vet, No Military combat. Please keep the heat on the VA, they can do better and if you holler loud enough they will! Should not be that way but it is. One friend, A Vietnam vet finally got just compensation about a year ago. He got back benifits and in his words is now set for life. This is little to late as he has endured over 30 years of demons and the living hell of PTSD. I know another who is still fighting for his for the effects of agent orange!

The VA under all administrations has only insulted our fine brave Men! God Bless you and your fellow Vets.

Proud Vet

No. Especially not themselves. Elsewise, it wouldn't take so many thousands to administer a government which was only intended to provide a unified armed force for defense of the nation, manage foreign policy and regulate interstate commerce. Heck, they can't--or more likely won't--even police their own bureaucracies.

In short, let me quote a venerable axiom which says it all: "The elephant is a mouse built to government specifications."