Quote: Originally posted by John Harper  | | Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Government's purpose should be to provide only those services that cannot be provided better by private business. Such as national defense, fraud
prevention, and judicial matters. |
Yet the Preamble to the US Constitution clearly states one purpose of government is to "insure domestic tranquility" and another to "promote the
general welfare" of it's citizens, in addition to national defense and justice. You missed that part. Nothing about fraud prevention is written
into the Constitution, can you cite where it is located? Fraud laws likely fall under the Commerce Clause, but not a fundamental function of
government as described in the Preamble.
John
[Edited on 3-25-2022 by John Harper] |
I didn't restrict my comments to only the federal government.
The Department of Weights and Measures, come to mind. If a store or gas station tweaks the measuring device to cheat the consumer, an unbiassed agency
needs to enforce anti-fraud practices.
As for "domestic tranquility" (law enforcement) the current governments of many cities and states get a big F... and so does the federal when the
states failed.
The "promote the general welfare" part means government is to make sure the ability of its citizens to provide products and services, to employ
others, and to help others, can take place. This does not mean government should compete against citizens with its unfair advantages (not needing to
make a profit as it survives on tax money instead of good business). |
