Delaware, Infrastructure

[steven]

I consider "infrastructure" one of the few prime and necessary concerns of government.

Can you be more specific? When you say infrastructure, besides saftey (police firefighters etc) what other things do you, and I am assuming free buffalo, consider to be prime and necessary concerns of government? what do you consider unnecassary infrastructure. Specifics please, IE education, parks & recreation etc.

[steven]

You just dont want to answer this?
Is it because I asked for specifics?

[DelawareDistrict]

You just dont want to answer this?
Is it because I asked for specifics?

I haven't answered because I just saw the thread. My opinions are mine, some may be shared by FreeBuffalo, some may not. The thoughts expressed by myself on this forum should not be construed to be anything other than my own personal thoughts.

If I were to make a statement on behalf of FreeBuffalo, I would preface the statement with verbage indicating so.

I will have an answer shortly.

[DelawareDistrict]

Necessary infrastructure would include, transportation (roads), police, fire, courts, prisons - basic essentials only. It would not include schools, hospitals or entitlement programs. My basic premise is that if there is a need for a service, private enterprise will respond by providing that service, and do it at a cheaper cost than the government. As soon as you put something under government control, you add a new layer of cost to run it. Municipalities should provide spaces for parks but bid out the services to maintain the parks to private businesses. By trimming government in this manner, you will eliminate all of the costly patronage jobs which exert an ever-increasing upward spiral on the taxes we pay. People would have so much more money to invest into the economy, that the needs of people would be met and the overall wealth of all individuals would be greater. As for the Federal Government, it should stick to the duties expressly enumerated in the Constitution. That would include a standing army necessary only for the purposes of defending our borders.

[steven]

I guess there isnt much in there I disagree with, although I do belive schools to be something profit shouldnt be a motive for..... and some would argue (and I would agree with them) that if our army was only for "defending our borders" we would be all speaking German now.

Thanks for the answer, I was just curious.

[tronix75]

I guess there isnt much in there I disagree with, although I do belive schools to be something profit shouldnt be a motive for..... and some would argue (and I would agree with them) that if our army was only for "defending our borders" we would be all speaking German now.

Thanks for the answer, I was just curious.

The teachers union and the education bureacracy aren't interested in a profit motive. To do that they would have to compete to earn the business of the parents by running efficient, quality schools. They'd have to convince people to pay them for their services.
I suppose it's just easier to force the ever increasing taxes down everyone's thoat with no need to prove their worth to anyone or earn anyone's business or respect. It's similar to the morals of a common street mugger.