DOGE-ing is fun until someone gets hurt

We’ve all heard this proverb.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

The British Colonies became the United States so property, and responsibility stayed within our borders. The colonial residents had a lot, but did they really own it? The American Revolution settled that question.

The colonies kept the home country strong. After the Revolution we had everything in our grasp to eventually build a strong, prosperous country of our own. Part of that is because of our ability to create a great infrastructure. Part of our strength comes from two centuries of working out how to build great industry, balanced with support for the workers and consumers who make business dreams become reality. State and federal agencies, and their different abilities to scale responses in emergencies, are the most critical nails that keep our infrastructure sound. It’s tax season, take a look at what our tax dollars have brought us.