It was a remarkable performance, worthy of a Shakespearean tragedy. In the space of 48 hours, the president of the United States seized control of one of the world's largest manufacturing companies and fired its chief executive officer. He followed up by congratulating our representatives for creating the 14th-largest paid entity on the planet - a quarter of a million government-paid "volunteers." [Ed: the Serve America Act.] And then, he departed the capital to receive the cheers of adoring crowds - in Europe.
Continuing:
Short of war, the unintended consequences of government intervention are often [Ed: often? Try always.] far worse than the problem it was supposed to solve. As the U.S. Senate was voting to spend a billion dollars a year to put a quarter-million civilian "volunteers" on the government payroll, Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, rose to ask his colleagues a salient question that applies as much to the takeover of the auto industry as it does to destroying community volunteerism: "Do you see anything in the history of our federal government that shows we have the ability to effectively manage something like that?"
One question, three answers: No, no, and no.
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