Public Versus the Private Sector

Introduction

I have decided to write my paper on smaller government versus bigger government. The question is are we better off with lots of government programs with higher taxes to pay for them or with smaller government with lower taxes? With smaller government there would be fewer programs with fewer government employees. The tasks of these government programs would be taken up by the private sector.

Is Social Security worth saving? Would we be better off by privatizing Social Security? Or do Americans need the security of knowing if they are unable to save for retirement on their own; the federal government will do it for them. I will compare private markets with Social Security to see where the better returns are.

Some people would like to see a national healthcare program for everyone. They feel that would be the answer to our healthcare crises. By healthcare crises I mean rising out of control healthcare cost and so many Americans being uninsu...