Opus 2024-316: Lessons My Government Taught Me

As we look at the recovery efforts in Asheville, we need to think in terms of politics.  I’m not talking about the small politics of Trump versus Harris.  I’m talking about the big politics of big government socialism versus small government free enterprise.

One of the major problems causing death and destruction to continue in Asheville is government regulation.  The federal government wants to flex his muscles and be in charge.  They want to tell you what to do and what not to do.  They put people in charge who have ego problems from feeding out of the government trough for so long.  This keeps recovery from happening.  This is just one example that is very fresh in our minds about how government regulation, often, if not usually, keeps progress from happening.

I’m sure you’ve all heard the illustration of where we would be in transportation today if the federal government had been able to regulate the development of the automobile.  First they would have required the preservation of the horse herds and blacksmiths.  I’ve seen cartoons of horses wearing diapers, methane collectors and a host of other requirements that the EPA and OSHA would come up with.

A good example of the difference would be to look to California before the current communists took over.  I believe it was back in 1971 or 1972 when a big earthquake hit and took out a major intersection to the north of the Los Angeles basin.  Multi levels of the interchange were destroyed.  It had taken years to build, and they were predicting that it would take years to repair or replace.  Somehow, someone was able to relax all of the regulations and allow the American free enterprise system to work and the interchange was rebuilt in just a few months.

We could see that kind of recovery in Asheville.  We could see it with our broader economy.  We could see the national debt paid off.  We would see all kinds of miracles taking place if the government would just get rid of the regulations and let people do their jobs.

Of course, that’s just my opinion.

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