DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
At least it can in limited amounts. The Founders knew this so made a list of services that the federal government could provide better than private industry, and enumerated these in Article I Section 8 of the Constitution. All other services were to be left up to the States, or the People (Amendment X). Ben Franklin thought that socialism was necessary for fire protection, not on the Federal or State level, but at the local level, and was instrumental in founding of the Philadelphia Fire Department.
We Conservatives aren't against socialism; we just want it limited to basic services that the private sector isn't very good at, like fighting wars, fires, and enforcing laws.
Local fire departments don't even rely on State or Federal governments for coordination. If a fire is too much for a local department to handle, a call goes out to the neighboring towns and they lend a hand. Private corporations provide standards, testing, equipment and training. The Feds have nothing to do with it and the system works.
Police departments are similar, except most States have their own force and assist local governments. The feds have police as well and provide another level of assistance. These additional agencies don't supersede the local departments; they merely assist them. As with fire fighting, private companies compete with each other to provide the best equipment at the lowest prices, and sell it at a profit, benefiting themselves as well as the police departments.
Another example are schools. Schools started out totally private, local governments got involved and today all States have it in the constitutions to provide for some level of public education. The system worked well, but some time in the mid-20th century the Federal government got involved, and now public schools are failing. Conservatives want to fix the system by having public schools compete more fairly with private schools, a proven solution that Liberals reject.
Same with heath care. Many local governments have provided hospital services for decades, and these compete directly with private hospitals. Again, private industry provides training, equipment, and ancillary services. But sometime in the last few decades States and the Feds have become involved, regulating and funding. Now the system is "in a crisis" and the Feds want to take it all over.
Not even a the most Liberal among us would advocate nationalizing local police and fire departments. So why schools and health care? Are they retarded?
We Conservatives aren't against socialism; we just want it limited to basic services that the private sector isn't very good at, like fighting wars, fires, and enforcing laws.
Local fire departments don't even rely on State or Federal governments for coordination. If a fire is too much for a local department to handle, a call goes out to the neighboring towns and they lend a hand. Private corporations provide standards, testing, equipment and training. The Feds have nothing to do with it and the system works.
Police departments are similar, except most States have their own force and assist local governments. The feds have police as well and provide another level of assistance. These additional agencies don't supersede the local departments; they merely assist them. As with fire fighting, private companies compete with each other to provide the best equipment at the lowest prices, and sell it at a profit, benefiting themselves as well as the police departments.
Another example are schools. Schools started out totally private, local governments got involved and today all States have it in the constitutions to provide for some level of public education. The system worked well, but some time in the mid-20th century the Federal government got involved, and now public schools are failing. Conservatives want to fix the system by having public schools compete more fairly with private schools, a proven solution that Liberals reject.
Same with heath care. Many local governments have provided hospital services for decades, and these compete directly with private hospitals. Again, private industry provides training, equipment, and ancillary services. But sometime in the last few decades States and the Feds have become involved, regulating and funding. Now the system is "in a crisis" and the Feds want to take it all over.
Not even a the most Liberal among us would advocate nationalizing local police and fire departments. So why schools and health care? Are they retarded?
Thats just the way it is...
