Capitalism

One realizes soon enough, or one ought to, that it’s ridiculous to expect the government to solve everything. This realization inclines some of us to conclude, with radical capitalists, that all will be well if the government leaves the governed alone. Unfortunately, this conclusion contradicts its own ostensible first premise; it grants the government power to solve everything, just by going away. Of course we never will solve everything, but we won’t solve anything unless we stop whining for someone else to do it for us.