Does the Government Really Need More Help Than the Private Sector?

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Does the Government Really Need More Help Than the Private Sector?

Charles Blahous | Jun 14, 2012

This excerpt originally appeared in e21 on June 14, 2012.

Much has already been said and written about President Obama’s statements of last Friday that, “The private sector is doing fine. Where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government.” I am disinclined to critique the President’s choice of words, which are routinely scrutinized to a degree that very few of us could withstand.