Posted by
Safe Roads on Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:20:14 AM
I am one of a very rare breed. I am a libertarian that believes big government is the only way to solve "some" of our society's basic problems.
For instance, maintaining local roads takes enormous resouces and as far as I can see, the government is really the only way. Incidently, most cities and counties do a very bad job of resurfacing roads, not enough is spent.
Additionally, making our roads safe is a function that only the government can do. Free markets; that is basic individual freedom to drive at will is the absolute wrong answer.
So, yes forced taxes are necessary. The trick is to prioritize and stop our neighbors from using government to rob or regulate us unnecessarily .
Please, stop with the freedom stuff and recognize there are appropriate functions for government.
By the way, since our nation's birth we've lost almost 500 times more lives on our roads than in all wars combined.
I think "highway safety" should be the absolute top priority of both the republicans and libertarians. The reason I feel so strong about this is simple.
If we have the will to do so, we can eliminate almost all traffic accidents overnight. The technology and knowledge is there.
Again, we need government to lead the way and we lead the government. Too bad "We the People" are so ill-informed about how to eliminate traffic accidents.
This year we will lose almost 4500% more lives on our roads than in Iraq. Bring on big government and please, big brother, enforce the right traffic laws more effectively.
Mike Overturfs
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