[quote]Only the Government (and now its list of bailed out companies) can operate incompetently, inefficiently and continue overspending. [/quote]
The Government managed to put a man on the moon for less money (in inflation-adjusted dollars) than competent and efficient Goldman Sachs lost in market capitalization in the last 12 months.
Government-managed health insurance system (Medicare) has the lowest administrative overhead of all insurance companies in the United States.
Raising taxes is not the answer. Spending less is not the answer, either. To minimize the effects of this recession, we need more government spending and lower taxes at the same time.