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Going through this archive, I have one comment. The simple reason why the Govt. makes a horse’s ass of these things is precisely because of a misunderstanding of the role of Government.

The private sector, private enterprise and citizens in general are prefectly capable of creative ecnomic and cultural activity. They need no Govt. to help them do what is a perfectly natural or normal thing for everyone.

Kenichi Ohmae, I thought summarised the real role of Govt. very well I thought- see if you agree-

1. Provide a safe and comfortable infrastructure for enterprise and general living.

This would cover the framework of law and order, regulatory fnctions and infrastructure.

2. Educate the workforce/ population.

This should cover policies, incetives and initatives for education, etc.

3. Protect the environment.

If Govt. could be limited to these activities, we might actually see better governance and improved economic and cultural development. Do few things- do them well. What struck me is that these three points kind of cover the entire gamut of what should be Public Policy.

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