The 10 best things government has done for us Rex Nutting MarketWatch

Dorothea Lange, Department of Agriculture Since its founding, the U.S. has viewed providing free, public education as a basic duty. As often as this anti-government cliché is repeated, few politicians actually believe it. Republicans are just as quick as Democrats to ask for federal funding for local projects ? funds that they know improve the lives of voters. Despite what they say for political effect, everyone knows that the government can do a lot to create the right conditions for prosperity. There are very few true libertarians in America, people who believe that the best government is no government at all. Look, don?t get me wrong: I don?t think the government is perfect.