The Role Of Government

For as long as I can remember I have viewed the world a little differently than everyone else I knew. I never really accepted the status quo. I've always needed to understand how things work and not just take someone else's word for it. So wrong or right but I believe right this is how I view the true role of government.

Let's look at the word government, it means to govern and to govern, you need a governor. A lot of things have governors not just states. Many mechanical and electrical devices have governors. What do these governors do? What is their purpose? Well to govern of course. Take your car for instance, the engine in your car most likely has a governor to keep it from over revving and causing damage to the engine. Actually most engines have a governor, the engine on my tractor, lawnmower, Rototiller, generator and boat all have governors.

Like it or not government is necessary, but contrary to what many may think, a government or governor was never intended to control or dictate, only to govern. What does it mean to govern? Let's look again at the governor on an engine. The governor on an engine can only do one thing and that is to impede, to slow down, to stifle to reduce power or energy to keep the engine from running too fast and causing damage to itself and that is all. The government of a nation (at least the U.S.) was engineered to work exactly the same way.

So in terms of a government controlling an economy the government can only do one thing and that is to impede. A government cannot boost an economy it can only slow down an economy. A government cannot create jobs it can only impede the creation of jobs. A government cannot control, try though it might it can only get in the way of progress.