The Free Liberal
by Fred E. Foldvary

09/13/05

The world is astonished at the gross incompetence of the US government in handling the New Orleans disaster. Now that recovery is underway, the government agencies seem to be draining the city, securing safety, and gathering the bodies rather efficiently. What failed was the swift reaction and coordination which is supposed to be the rationale for centralized government. It is said, by those who don't think it through that deeply, that the market, that voluntary action, that private enterprise, cannot deal with such emergencies. They say, here is where we really need centralized government to command the resources, coordinate action, and issue orders. How many more disasters will it take for folks to realize that top-down centralized big government is not the best answer?

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