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The Public Sector, Our Grandkids, and The Failure Of Our Political Class

An article by Mark Shields entitled, “The Public Sector And My Grandchildren,” appeared in the December 26, 2010 issue of the St. Petersburg Times. In the article, Mr. Shields tries to make the case that government at all levels has and will make sure that his grandchildren have a better life as a result of government, and the politicians running that government, are on the case, effective, and looking out for their well being. To prove his point, he lists out what he perceives to be the good that government and politicians bestow on us everyday.

All Americans should certainly respect Mr. Shield’s perspective that government and politicians are dong a good job. If that is his opinion and feels that his grandkids will have a better life as a result, then he probably sleeps better at night than many of us. However, using Mr. Shields’ own examples, many of us end up with a diametrically opposite view, namely that government and the current political class that operates it will not create a better future for our grandkids:

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The Public Sector, Our Grandchildren, And The Failure Of Our Political

Mark Shields article entitled “Public Administration and grandchildren,” was released December 26, 2010 issue of the St. Petersburg Times. The article, Mr. Shields is trying to make sure that all levels of government, and to ensure that his grandchildren have a better life, a result of the government and politicians running the government in a powerful and looking out for their welfare. To prove his point, he lists what he perceives as a good thing that the government and politicians to give us every day.

All Americans should at least respect Mr. Shield perspective that the government and politicians are dong a good job. If it is his opinion and believes that his grandchildren will have a better life, so it is definitely sleep better at night than many of us. But with the help of specific examples of Mr. Shields, many of us end with a diametrically opposite view, namely that the government and the political class that runs it will not create a better future for our children children:

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