By David Goblirsch

When Hurricane Katrina struck, private industries fixed their railroads in six months. Sixteen months after Katrina hit, the government said that it would be another six for the roads, the roads of the people, just to be partially completed. While drafting the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers declared that we had life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That’s the American dream, right?

I enjoy the principles of limited government. I believe that the most prosperous government is a government that invests its power back into its citizens and their private enterprises.

Human beings exist in an objective reality and must therefore be left free to function on the judgments of their own minds. If the United States Postal Service were a private industry, stamps would cost 21 cents each, which would be an all time high for the unrestricted mail.

Roads with user fees and government subsidized mass transit are two heavily contrasting plans of action. Minnesota’s own Metro Transit Light Rail provides one-third of its operating costs and none of its capital costs. Roads provide 90 percent of their operating costs and nearly all of their capital costs through user fees.

I am writing this article in response to the notion that government should be in charge of our healthcare systems.

Not only is the private industry better than the government in transportation and delivering mail, the private industry would be better at producing healthcare. A quick comparison of the United States healthcare system and Canada’s ‘free’ healthcare will draw a heavy conclusion.

America has more than double the amount of open heart surgery centers and cardiac catheterization centers available. Seeing as how we are directly west of Wisconsin, the cheese capital of the world, we should be thankful that we do not have to wait for a government approval to unclog our arteries.

When the innovation and limitless achievement of the free market is synergized with freedom of choice and competition, only then will people be allowed to create their own destiny.

If you want someone to receive more of your money, I’m sure the government could help you. Maybe. If you enclose a note telling them of your intentions, I am sure that they would gladly keep any donations that they receive. Your contributions would go toward any number of things.

It could go to farm subsidies for a residential neighborhood that used to be farmland. It could also go toward a bridge to nowhere in Alaska. It could even go to an agency that operates using 10 billion of taxpayer money to collect the other two trillion.

Our human, inalienable rights come from God, not government.

As an American citizen, I feel that people should be allowed to have inclusive freedom. The government should not have power over the people. Last time that happened, we dumped the tea in the harbor.

If you want a nanny-state, go to the EU. They have plenty of them.

Filed under: Opinion by Justin Roth