I guess that's the point of this entire blog. But more and more I realize just how pervasive the government is in every aspect of our lives in Newfoundland and Labrador. You can't turn around without the government having a committee look into what you're doing and having its hand deeply embedded in every transaction. Whether it's business, healthcare, the fishery, oil and gas, welfare, social workers, committees, bureaucracy, feasibility studies, transportation, free trade, tariffs, farming, arts and culture, and the list just goes on and on. There isn't a single area of Newfoundland life where the government doesn't have a dominating presence, and I for one am sick of it.
Politicians have an insatiable desire for more and more of our money. First they impose burdensome taxes to fund its innumerable programs, but that is not enough. Then the government has to control alcohol, cigarettes, gasoline, gambling, and many other "sin" taxes. The government will stop at nothing to dominate more and more of our everyday lives.
But who really benefits? Mainly those with connections. The squeaky wheels benefit. You see, the government doles out money in a way which is always unfair. The constituent who knows how to work the system can receive far more government funding than the person who doesn't know the system or how to navigate it.
"Poor me" cries all these people looking for handouts. Then the politician, whose ONLY goal is to get re-elected, doles out someone else's money and claims to have helped the "people of Newfoundland and Labrador". No, that wasn't the politician's money. That was money generated from the productive sector of the economy!
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