[DR1] Big government, poor country

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Diario Libre editor Adriano Miguel Tejada posted a very interesting editorial today. He cites the situation in Mogadishu, Somalia where Islamic fundamentalist rebels are trying to dislodge the warlords that control the nation. What Tejada cites as a possible lesson for the Dominican Republic is the fact that in Somalia there are, in fact, three different countries, but this reality has not impeded the creation of a lively telecommunication business that he calls "extraordinary." Tejada then quotes an airlines executive about this good business climate, and the executive said that in Somalia there was no corruption, "because there was no government!" Tejada then quoted Thomas Jefferson who said the "best government is the least government," because the government is a parasite that produces nothing and lives off the citizenry. The conclusion is that a larger government means less national wealth because it will need to get more money from the people to maintain more parasites. This editorial points out that all of the signals coming from the government are that it is increasing in size. The never-ending increases in the political divisions, the ever-growing number of people on the public payroll and the creativity in public spending all point to a larger government. And therefore, if we are to believe the Somali logic, there will be more corruption. You can express your opinion on this editorial by writing atejada@diariolibre.com (mailto:atejada@diariolibre.com)

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