tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1295124891417105545..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Why Government 'Care' Will Never, Ever WorkRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6481329126632599912013-10-28T10:35:07.455-04:002013-10-28T10:35:07.455-04:00My main disagreement is with the title: "Why ...My main disagreement is with the title: "Why Government 'Care' Will Never, Ever Work"<br /><br />Government 'care' always works, perfectly and 100% of the time. It always works to grab more power for itself and for its cronies. <br /><br />It is true that government 'care' doesn't actually provide any care. Never confuse the stated goals of the statists for Horst Muhlmannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12939731646135228062013-10-27T13:51:57.632-04:002013-10-27T13:51:57.632-04:00Chris, JW is not a troll he's just too stupid ...Chris, JW is not a troll he's just too stupid to realize what you're saying.Mikehttp://antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46915465918239483032013-10-26T23:14:08.803-04:002013-10-26T23:14:08.803-04:00Jerry, you do realize that, unlike in the private ...Jerry, you do realize that, unlike in the private sector, closing out your fiscal year under budget is something that's anathema to government. There is zero incentive to manage money wisely, precisely because the funds are not its own--there are few penalties for poor performance, but plenty of penalties if you don't fully expend the money appropriated to your department. The government Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2800468175134258412013-10-26T21:45:19.689-04:002013-10-26T21:45:19.689-04:00"there is a lot of pressure on govt to manage..."there is a lot of pressure on govt to manage the money wisely." Glad I was sitting down when I read that or I would have had to pick myself up off the floor from laughing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697676006025418290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2075014528672600802013-10-26T16:30:34.271-04:002013-10-26T16:30:34.271-04:00The same web developers generally do not do a grea...The same web developers generally do not do a great job on each of our personal computers; in other words, when handling private property. <br /><br />Since it “manages” money not its own, there is a lot of pressure on govt to manage the money wisely. That's what the govt shut down was about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77421291425119314572013-10-26T15:28:29.736-04:002013-10-26T15:28:29.736-04:00"Government spends trillions of taxpayer doll..."Government spends trillions of taxpayer dollars on systems that don't work (the military included)."<br /><br />When the gov military fights other gov's military, we usually do pretty well. When our gov military fights private militias (guerrilla warfare), one's with relatively nothing in the way of funding, we do pretty bad. steveZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598248557573036202noreply@blogger.com