JP Morgan Shows Obama Bank Reform as Flawed

Marie, the government does produce things. Roads, bridges, hospitals, space shuttles, basic research, etc. But that is not their primary purpose. Government's main job is see that everything runs smoothly, that basic rights are protected, and that the public is kept safe from terrorists, tainted food, bad drugs, criminals, pollution, corporate misdeeds, and other unpleasant things. When the government fails to adequately and properly regulate, air become unbreathable, food kills people, and we have seismic events like the financial sector meltdown of 2008. Yes, the government needs to be streamlined, but those who seem to want it to disappear simply haven't the imagination to see what life would be like in its absence.