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What does the government do well?

What does the government do well?

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I didn't see either of these in the poll so, I didn't vote

IMO making massive exponential debt tops the list of what government does well

second to that would be meddling in the affairs of other nations/bombing the Hell outta pretty much anything we don't happen to agree with at the time aka unwarranted power & influence, all while we can't run our own back yard

Ike warned US about the later in January, 1961; the former I don't believe anyone really cares about that .......
 
reinoe said:
Unions are often subject to anti-corporation rules.
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Not sure I know what the above means...explain.

You do know that unions were included in the SC ruling concerning 'Citizens United' don't you?
 
MrWonka said:
The government counteracts Nash Equilibriums well. Everything else you listed here is a derivative of that.

Furthermore a government could do many things very well it just depends on how it's set up and who is running. The problem with most governments particularly the U.S. government is that half of it is controlled by people who hate it and don't want it to function. In countries where people have more respect for the government and see it as a positive tool, their governments work very well.
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Works well? Interesting. Government may work well for the people who depend on it but in my experience and comments by those who don't depend on government handouts it doesn't.
 
radcen said:
What does the government do well? Well, as in good, as in you approve.

"The government", meant generically, as in federal and/or state and/or local. Not singled out into parties and/or personalities and/or certain individuals.
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Depends on the country (and governmental structure/economic parameters), doesn't it; or is this America-specific/centric?
 
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Abbazorkzog said:
I think we need a large but limited government that is not allowed to kill people or spy on you. Frankly, those are the only two things our government does well right now...

...oh, and needlessly empowering the Presidency to the point that everyone has anxiety about someone unfit for the Presidency getting into the Presidency and... OH, OOPS... PRESIDENT TRUMP! DOH!

:doh
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You are afraid of being killed by the government. You sound paranoid. If you are afraid of being spied on I suggest you cut up all your credit cards and stay off the internet.
 
antiquity said:
You are afraid of being killed by the government. You sound paranoid. If you are afraid of being spied on I suggest you cut up all your credit cards and stay off the internet.
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Hmm you might take look at the 20th century alone. Governments killed more then one or two last time I checked. Having a " healthy " respect for what government can become is not being paranoid, not being honest about this is incredibly foolish....

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Eight or more people here , so filled with hatred, ignorance , intolerance, and fear .. so anti-government . . sickening
 
antiquity said:
Works well? Interesting. Government may work well for the people who depend on it but in my experience and comments by those who don't depend on government handouts it doesn't.
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Everyone depends on it. Especially the people that claim they don't. Ask yourself something.... If the government disappeared tomorrow who would benefit the most from that, and who would suffer the most? No more police. No more military. The deed to your house? Throw it away it doesn't mean anything. The title to your car? Burn it. Your money? Just worthless pieces of green paper. Your Bank? No more FDIC.

The poor would benefit by far the most from the government disappearing. There would no longer be anyone to force them to pay off their debt. They could just take any home they wanted by force. The wealthy? Good luck defending your second home. Good luck keeping your business from being raided.

Anarcho Communism is based upon the idea that chaos is fair.
 
DaveFagan said:
The Interstate Highway System initiated by Eisenhower works. The TVA works. Everything else the gov't touches seems to be corrupted, either by those they attempt to regulate, or by design. The problem is Corporatism and this could get worse under Trump.
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The biggest problem is the "government" is lead by people who don't know what they are doing, don't care and have no experience in the areas they are charged to manage. The only President to try and change the last part (and I am NOT a fan) was Carter.
 
Governments are pretty damn stellar at killing people.
 
radcen said:
What does the government do well? Well, as in good, as in you approve.

"The government", meant generically, as in federal and/or state and/or local. Not singled out into parties and/or personalities and/or certain individuals.
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If 'well' means effective and within a reasonable dollar amount, then, nothing.
 
earthworm said:
The middle east , home of the ISIS, the Taliban, el-Jaida(?), and other terrorist groups ... the same middle east ?
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No I actually meant the other middle east. ..?

The people in middle east are killed by the us-government and other western countries like UK or Germany.
 
earthworm said:
Eight or more people here , so filled with hatred, ignorance , intolerance, and fear .. so anti-government . . sickening
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Lol wow what government can become and has become at times in history is self evident. Have you ever read any history? How about what the founding have said about government? Pointing out what is self evident is hateful? It's self evident what your thinking or I should say lack of thinking is on this subject......

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Nothing on your list comes to mind. One could argue security, but being between two major oceans accomplishes a lot on that end, and there's massive overspending

What it does above all is ensuring the mega rich stay that way and continue to exploit everyone else
 
chromium said:
Nothing on your list comes to mind. One could argue security, but being between two major oceans accomplishes a lot on that end, and there's massive overspending

What it does above all is ensuring the mega rich stay that way and continue to exploit everyone else
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Would you prefer a wealth tax?
 
Many things. I have been very impressed with the SEC and the National Parks service. The postal service also does a decent job with a very broad charter. Certainly our military, though fraught with waste (likely congressional sponsored waste), is an impressive organization.

Though the US does not do this well as it stubbornly refuses to let go of it private health insurance model, but around the world, healthcare delivered/administered by governments delivers superior healthcare at much lower cost than that of the US.
 
Our American culture does not advance Pacifist to high level leadership roles. We prefer Teddy R's 'Big Stick Ideology'. In the 2000+ year old story of Jesus, he dies young and as a martyr. I consider Gandhi and to a lesser extent, Mandela, the last leaders on a world scale to advance their nations using pacifist tactics. Gandhi successfully used passive non-resistance to win India's independence. Mandela spent decades in prison before leading the movement that ultimately defeated South African Apartheid.
United States has over 1000 military bases on foreign soil. We maintain world order. We pay Lip Service to Rule of Law well aware we have the raw and real power to enforce our version of Rule of Law. When Congress authorized Bush to invade Iraq even w/o U.N. approval, Bush called the attack a 'Coalition of the Willing'. Diplomacy requires a deft touch! I voted for Defense/Security.
 
radcen said:
What does the government do well? Well, as in good, as in you approve.

"The government", meant generically, as in federal and/or state and/or local. Not singled out into parties and/or personalities and/or certain individuals.
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Good question, but difficult to answer, as "well" is too subjective. I clicked on one or two, but then unclicked upon deeper consideration.

Example, defense/security. Certainly we do well, but then again, the government does a terrible job vetting people entering the country, and it encourages and rewards people who violate the law to live and work here illegally. That is a major strike against security.

As one poster stated early on, the government spends money well. After that, everything gets a bit foggy.
 
upsideguy said:
Many things. I have been very impressed with the SEC and the National Parks service. The postal service also does a decent job with a very broad charter. Certainly our military, though fraught with waste (likely congressional sponsored waste), is an impressive organization.

Though the US does not do this well as it stubbornly refuses to let go of it private health insurance model, but around the world, healthcare delivered/administered by governments delivers superior healthcare at much lower cost than that of the US.
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They do do well with national parks, I wholly agree. I also feel that the postal service catches a lot of unjustified crap. They do need to modernize and update, but overall they do well.
 
57+% think the government does defense well?

How ridiculous.

Defense is supposed to protect the nation with the minimum amount spent.

America spends more than the next 11 (at least) highest military spending nations on the planet COMBINED...and the present government still thinks that is not enough. That is absolutely pathetic.

The military industrial complex has the American government completely in their back pocket.

Anyone who thinks the American government does defense 'well' is either staggeringly ignorant and/or naive on the subject, imo.
 
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