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You're right. Its weird how little people think that the infrastructure provided by government for civil society benefits them. Contract enforcement and propert
by sudioStudio64 12y ago
You're right. Its weird how little people think that the infrastructure provided by government for civil society benefits them. Contract enforcement and property protection come to mind. The 20% in question benefit greatly from the taxes they pay.
- refurb 12y agoContract enforcement and property protection? That accounts for what? Less than 1% of total government spending? Unless of course you consider the military "property protection".
- sudioStudio64 12y agoThe interventions in the Caribbean and Latin America were explicitly that. There's quite a bit more... roads, disease eradication, and research that is considered too financially risky for the private sector... it goes on.
- ageek123 12y agoAbout 2/3 of the federal budget goes to Social Security, Medicare, Medicare, military, and interest on the debt.