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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Mar 3, 2004

Folly of running government as a business

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/folly-of-running-government-as-a-business/

Folly of running government as a business by David Morris Originally published in Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 3, 2004 Conservatives believe government should be run like a private business. They’re wrong. Now Minnesota is paying a stiff price for their mistake. By law, a private corporation must strive to maximize the economic return to a… Continue reading