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One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.

Governments are run by people. People can be bad.

There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can't possibly all be served by government.

A government that doesn't work is in no one's interest.

There are cases where government-to-government aid actually has worked. Look at the eradication of smallpox and the near eradication of polio. But these are really top down solutions that require government-to-government support and aid.

When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.

There are a lot of things that government doesn't do well. One of things that government does do well is build stuff.

Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.

When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.