For over two decades, Queensland private property owners have been subjected to an expansive, costly and coercive government initiative: the National Fire Ant Eradication Program.
This story is so emblematic of Government. The MO of Government seems to be: You cannot please all the people, all the time. But you can upset all the people, all the time. That's 'equity'. So every government project has the same features:
1. mind boggling amounts of money squandered,
2. over unfathomably long periods of time,
3. to completely fail to achieve the goal,
4. but causing serious harm to people, animals, property and the environment,
5. all the while lying, blaming others, and refusing to take responsibility,
6. and then arguing that they need to rob the public for even more money to repeat the process.
It is disgusting and infuriating. When will people realise government IS the problem. The most effective and productive thing government can do for society is disappear forever.
"Government initiative" ... now there's a redundant phrase.
This story is so emblematic of Government. The MO of Government seems to be: You cannot please all the people, all the time. But you can upset all the people, all the time. That's 'equity'. So every government project has the same features:
1. mind boggling amounts of money squandered,
2. over unfathomably long periods of time,
3. to completely fail to achieve the goal,
4. but causing serious harm to people, animals, property and the environment,
5. all the while lying, blaming others, and refusing to take responsibility,
6. and then arguing that they need to rob the public for even more money to repeat the process.
It is disgusting and infuriating. When will people realise government IS the problem. The most effective and productive thing government can do for society is disappear forever.