re: #185 engineer dog

In the main, I agree with the low tax/private funding model. I don’t like the idea of taking from one person in order to “secure a better life” for someone else. Government is best confined to a few functions that cannot be done privately.

Now, where I part ways with Congresswoman Bachmann is matters like the EPA. I have often had problems with how the EPA does things, but unlike her I do think its existence and overall mandate legitimate. Environmental protection is one of those functions that simply can’t be done privately. Hence government must take an active role.