I was just casually looking around my house and noticing all the products and tools that have been created by free people in the past 100 years or so:
The washing machine, vacuum cleaner, television, radio, post-it notes, snow blower, leaf blower, chain saw, tennis shoes, hair dryer, aerosol cans, electric oven/stove, microwave oven, personal computer, cell phone/telephone, fire alarm, fire extinguisher, paper towels, toilet paper, refrigerator/freezer, air conditioner, furnace, car/truck, roto-tiller, lawn mower/riding lawn mower, light bulb, shower, toilet, Tylenol, Ibuprofin, Q-tips, Band-Aids, Zycam, vitamins, electric razor, electric iron, video games, DVD's (also a few ancient VCR tapes), garage door opener, cough and cold medicine, sofa/recliner, frozen food, computer printer, toothpaste, shampoo, paper clips, crayons, ball point pens, magic markers, ink cartridges, paper napkins, crockpot, electric skillet, outdoor gas grill. . .
How many of these things were created by the Federal Government? How many of these items have been brought to you courtesy of the Federal Government? None of them. Chances are that most of us have most or all of these items in our home (maybe minus the snow blower for those of you in the sunny South. . .). But all of these things were created by free people in a free market. When they saw a need, they filled it and then enjoyed the fruit of their labor (it's called "profit" and there is nothing wrong with it, and everything right with it).
When a free people engage in free enterprise, everyone benefits. I am simply middle class. I am happy to be here. I live a healthy, happy life. You probably do too. So, why are there people who believe that the Federal Government can provide goods and services for us that are better than what free people in a free market can provide (when history has so clearly demonstrated that the Federal Government is by and large incompetent and wasteful)?
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