Catastrophe in Big Easy demonstrates failure of big government
Cato Institute
by David Boaz
09/19/05
You've got to hand it to the advocates of big government. They're never embarrassed by the failures of government. On the contrary, the state's every malfunction is declared a reason to give government more money and more power. Take Hurricane Katrina, a colossal failure of government at every level -- federal, state, and local. Thirteen days after the hurricane, the Sunday Washington Post blared, 'The Steady Buildup to a City's Chaos/Confusion Reigned at Every Level of Government.' And what's the response of the big-government crowd? 'The era of small government is over'...
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4819
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by David Boaz
09/19/05
You've got to hand it to the advocates of big government. They're never embarrassed by the failures of government. On the contrary, the state's every malfunction is declared a reason to give government more money and more power. Take Hurricane Katrina, a colossal failure of government at every level -- federal, state, and local. Thirteen days after the hurricane, the Sunday Washington Post blared, 'The Steady Buildup to a City's Chaos/Confusion Reigned at Every Level of Government.' And what's the response of the big-government crowd? 'The era of small government is over'...
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4819
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 19. Sep, 10:00
