Essay - Why can't We Get Things Done? Against the Side of...

Why can't we get things done?

Against the side of greater government intervention when seeking to solve social problems

Less is more.' This has become an acknowledged design principle ***** redoing a home, ***** wise caveat to obey when ordering a caloric meal at a restaurant, and even an architectural aes*****tic embraced by most modern builders. Why can our n*****ion's legislators not accept the same concept ***** minimalism in regards to ***** American system of *****? It seems al***** laughable that the nation was founded upon the ideals of 'don't tread on me,' and 'no taxation without representation,' as articulated by Patrick Henry in the 18th century, ***** become a n*****tion that looks to government, rather than private bus*****esses and charities to find the solution ***** both age-old problems like poverty and modern problems like affordable healthcare. Instead, taxation, with the aim to treat such ailments through increased government funding has gotten out of h*****. And the solutions to a wide *****rray ***** social ***** with complex social causes still remains elusive, despite increased government funding of federal and state programs. Government officials ***** little expertise in social work, health care, or the issues ***** lie at the root of suffering, hunger, and want, now blunder about with taxpayer dollars, attempting to 'do something' m*****e in an attempt to make the nation feel better, ***** than to assuage the *****.

It is only understandable that, when confronted with the sight of poverty and suffering, the gut instinct of many compassionate Americans ***** to want to do something to remedy such difficulties, and legisla*****rs respond to this commendable emotional impulse. Unfortunately, the solution of '*****ing ***** in today's modern times has become turning to government regulation, rather ***** attempting to productively generate a freer environment so people become more capable of helping themselves. In fact, through too much ***** intervention, the *****'s government has only made the problem worse.

For example, Edward Banfield, in ***** Unheavenly City, blames a psychologic*****l culture ***** poverty ***** reliance ***** others, which results in insufficient thought for the future, as the source of the continued woes ***** the poor that are always 'with us' in the world, regardless of the historical era. This culture expla*****s why some immigrants can succeed, and help their children to prosper, while other groups ***** families grow entrenched in dependence. (Rivlin 366) Some subcultures reward initiative and future-thinking ***** than others, hence different people respond differently to economic problems, either with proactive or passive personal strategies. Moreover, according to *****, the poor will always be present in society in ***** number. The question is how to help people see that they have enough freedom and opportunity to extricate the next generation from the cycle ***** perpetuates the culture of poverty.

Bluntly put, less government regulation and taxation might help a ***** person open up ***** own business, but more ***** h*****outs in the form of welf***** *****nd food stamps simply encourages continued dependence ***** than entrepreneurship. It ***** the concept