A simple explanation.

Give me government run properly. I'll always choose that over the private sector. Especially in a capitalist society. Because government run properly is altruistic. Serving the common good. Without a monetary profit motive. I wouldn't object to experienced private business executives running government. In efficient, non-profit ways. Socialized medicine, for instance, when run properly by government can be a boon to society. Just imagine eliminating greedy profit-motivated insurance companies. A welcome relief. Of course, altruistic private organizations also could run the show effectively. The idea is to eliminate get-rich schemes of private entrepeneurs. Doesn't surprise me that folks in the private sector keep bad-mouthing government. Government is potentially their biggest competition. Because government run properly is altruistic. Not out to make a fast buck. Not out to exploit the consumers, the masses. That's why I'm pro-government. Government is supposed to serve society as a whole. The common good. While the private sector tends to serve the individual good. The selfish good. Rather than the collective good. Oh, I don't deny there's a place for the private sector. People should have the right to earn a fast buck. And to accumulate individual wealth. Within reason. But at the same time, government should be designed to serve the common good. By doing things more effectively and cheaper than private enterprise. So, little wonder that I'm in Barack Obama's camp in the upcoming election. He's got it right. Mitt Romney and the Republicans have it wrong. They put profit and the accumulation of individual wealth ahead of the collective common good. It's that simple, folks. Think of it that way. --Jim Broede