Why government always destroys what it means to protect

Contributed by: filbert Sunday, September 27 2009 @ 10:10 AM CST

Michigan woman faces fines and jail time for watching over schoolchildren as they wait for their school bus.

David Boas comments at Cato@Liberty[*1] :

This is what people mean when they warn that an ever-expanding government threatens the values of neighborliness and community. When the government provides services for free, or when it erects obstacles to individuals’ providing those services, it reduces private provision and simultaneously increases the demand for government services. If you make it illegal for neighbors to watch one another’s kids, you weaken ties of neighborhood and community.

Hat tip to Q & O[*2] .

Medary.com - Why government always destroys what it means to protect
http://www.medary.com/article.php/20090927111008507

[*1] http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2009/09/26/nanny-state-doesnt-like-competition/
[*2] http://www.qando.net/?p=4874