Tenth Amendment Center: 'The Great Lie of The Nanny State'

Source:Tenth Amendment Center- talking about big government in America.

"Many of us, after years of indoctrination at our government schools, were left with a sense that there is a great government force working hard every day to protect us and look after our best interest. We were told that government standards keep us safe from disease, that government highway regulations keep us safe from car accidents, that federal agencies make sure that the food we eat will be healthy.

The result of all of this? Americans everywhere drive more carelessly, do not research what they put on their plate and take medications that leave them sicker, rather than healthier.

For government officials, free from the scrutiny of the free market and any sort of competition, they typically have one primary goal once they have obtained their coveted position of power- to retain that power and gain even more. This is a simple fact of human nature, that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A great example is the Food and Drug Administration, which after obtaining the confidence of the republics masses has been responsible for regular introduction of medications that maim and even kill those who trust its oversight. This is hardly surprising when one considers that many FDA regulators were installed after terms as drug company lobbyists. Likewise, Federal officials entrusted with Americas food supply have allowed the greatest food experiment in the history of mankind- the use of Genetically Modified crops.

The dangers of this veil of protection not only enables Americans to become ignorant, mindless sheep but also allows the growth of power, as recently seen with the Federal forays into finance and medical care. Those who seek the protective hand of big brother pay a high price as they trust their quality of life to a largely self serving group of legislators. If the goal is a better quality of life, the solution is simple: more responsibility and less government involvement."

Source:Tenth Amendment Center 

We (meaning competent, sane, sober people, which might seem like a unique club today) don't want big government telling us what we can eat, how much we can eat, or how much we have to pay for what we eat and drink in America. So of course I'm in favor of the nanny state either from the left-wing or right-wing in America. 

But at the same time if there is any purpose at all for government in America, even at the Federal level, it's to play referee and protect the people. Not try to protect us from ourselves, but to protect the innocent from predators. 

The reason for a regulatory state in America (which is constitutional under the Commerce Clause) is not to tell people what they can and can't do to ourselves, but to regulate how products are made in America to make them as safe as possible. But then leave it up to the individuals to decide for themselves what they can eat and drink, whether to smoke or not, what we read and listen too, what we watch, etc. But not to try to run our lives for us.