Government Overload

One of the difficulties in government, whether Local, State or Federal, is trying to do too many things at one time. On the local scene this can create frustration and lead to causing an uproar with the community. This is even a greater problem when the Federal government attempts to re-create the wheel and change everything.

The evidence of what I call "Government Overload" is being seen in Washington D.C.

In November 2008 our nation elected a new President. The message of change was the theme for the Obama campaign, and change is what we are seeing. But, is it positive change, or disruptive change? Is this what we were expecting? Has President Obama brought us a calm change?

In my opinion the answer is no. We got a lot of change, but with this change has come confusion, frustration, and fear.

Now, I have to say that I personally like our President. I respect him and the office. The fact is, he is my President and because he is mine I have the right to be a critic.

Let's look at what we have as of July 2009.

We have a nation as key stock holder's of the automotive companies. The bail out placed our government as owners of the debts of one of the largest industries in our country. Next, we have billion's of dollars invested in the banking industry. Banks who's top executive's benefited by taxpayer money.

Then we have a stimulus package. Billion's of dollars distributed to State and Local entities with the hope that it would create or save jobs. The fact is, it never made it to the working people and especially local school district's who did not avoid laying off teachers, which was promised.

Now, we are tackling Health Care. The cost will be job's, plain and simple! Small businesses will be forced to lay off people to pay the health care tab. Prices will rise which will continue the recession and bring on inflation. The wealthy will stop creating jobs and begin to shuttle their wealth to places that protect their living.

The fact is, tax cuts are the fastest way to stimulate an economy. The tax cuts that Ronald Reagan put forth, proved this point.

Now, back to my original point. President Obama has taken on too many things and we now have government overload.

Our nation is at its best when the individual is empowered. When we have a government creating everything, we become overly dependent on that government.

I am not in the Rush Limbaugh camp that hope's for the President to fail. Failure will mean that "we the people" will face greater hardships. But, I do believe that by attempting to change everything we will see a nation crushed by personal debt, rising prices, health care confusion, and job loss.

Government is at its best when it limit's itself and advances its people to be creative. Government fails when it's goal is to be solution for every problem. Ronald Reagan once said "that government is not the answer to our problem's, it is the problem."

By the way, the debate of government overload goes all the way back to our founders, many of which warned of an overly reaching federal government. They would be shocked by what we have going on today.