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What limited-government conservatives can learn from natural disasters

When disaster strikes, the first thing you hear is that local, state, and federal government will be reduced to "essential personnel only." As a friend of mine remarked, "Shouldn't that be true every day?"

Firemen, police, and road crews were deemed necessary, so they all showed up for work. Regulators and bureaucrats weren't needed, so they stayed home. Tax collectors stayed home, as did schoolteachers. At long last, government had gone back to the basics, if only temporarily. The hurricane was far and away the wettest of libertarian wet dreams.

During the past week, we also saw the advantage of privatized services over government monopolies. For example, the electric company is not a government service. Its revenue depends on customer satisfaction, not our tax dollars. That's why, when the power goes out in Virginia, it's only out for hours or days, instead of weeks or months like in Iraq or Uganda. Yet our government manages roadways, so if a bridge goes out or a street gets flooded, the damage will take years to repair.

My parents used to say that the best time to shop for a house was after a flood; you could tell which land drained well, and which property took on water. In the same way, the aftermath of a natural disaster offers a interesting opportunity for limited-government conservatives. We've already acknowledged which services we absolutely need, and which ones we don't. Now all we need is someone to wield the ax.
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