The public school monopoly teaches neither facts nor values. Scores of welfare programs have unintentionally destroyed families and communities. Unending billions are squandered on business subsidies everything from agricultural aid to sports stadiums to export loans. Even the wealthy have their hands in the till, receiving free yacht inspections from the Coast Guard and grants for their favorite operas from the National Endowment for the Arts. There are some necessary functions of government, of course, but they are minimal compared to what public agencies actually do.
Government seems most likely to act where there is no public interest involved.
There may be no better measure of the failure of the Republican Party than the fact TFD continues to creep upward. But Republicans aren't even trying to alleviate the taxpayers' burden. Today, politicians in Washington are squabbling over how to spend record budget surpluses. With Tax Freedom Day moving ever later, it's time for them to start refunding the money they've been overcharging the American people for years. Reprinted with permission from Copley News Service.