People think government is too big, only when they don't need it.

[Kasz216]

richardhutnik said:

mrstickball said:
That doesn't validate that big government is needed.

Having companies like 38 Studios go into bankruptcy, devouring millions of dollars of taxpayer money should prove that one should be weary of government in bed with businesses, and vice versa.

It just shows that what people want, and how the act, makes them get a large government, because it has parts other people want that individuals are opposed to.  And while you can argue it should prove that government in bed with business is something to be weary of (or visa-versa), the fact that people do it means they are game to do it.

It's more a matter of people, or in this case, this specific culture.  Lacking an eye for the big picture.

If people were against something that was negative for them as much as they were for something that was a positive... government would be much smaller.

 

As it is, people care a lot less about negative useless government spending that helps a few... while they care more about the few things that are a big gain for them but a negative for everybody else.