The other night a conservative friend asserted more or less baldly that the government has no legitimate function other than national defense. When I said, “The government has many legitimate functions,” my friend snapped, “Name two!”
I can name a lot more than two. How about inspecting meat-packing plants? You and I are not in a position to go into those plants and make sure that rat droppings are not getting into our sausage. So we authorize a government agency to do the inspections.
I’m not saying the Bush administration’s inspectors are actually doing a credible job of it. I’m just saying, that’s what government is for — to do the things for us that we can’t reasonably do as individuals. To provide for the common good.
How about traffic laws? I asked my friend, “Do you really want to live in a town where there are no speed limits and no traffic lights? [...]
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