I have witnessed first hand the almost complete ineptness of the government. It is staggering in its unbelievable incompetence. And that incompetence is rewarded time after time with "tenure-like" job security that simply baffles the mind.
Job quotas based on race is another feature of gummint hackness that staggers the imagination.
I firmly believe that organizations - ALL ORGANIZATIONS - eventually serve themselves first. Take whatever kind of pretense or mission that an organization represents, it won't be long before the natural fallibility of man reduces that effort to a shadow of its former self. Ergo, the organization begins looking at ways to protect itself and give itself something to do, even when there is no mission anymore, or the mission's completed.
We've seen this stuff over and over again. It's relatively rare when a government program gets canceled.
It's far easier to simply throw money at problems and our esteemed politicians on both sides of the aisle continue to bring home the pork in ever-increasing amounts.
Our two-party political system is killing us. We are so disenfranchised with it, yet we can't seem to break it apart because to do so would result in yet another scumbag being elected to office because there's an even worse scumbag that's running against him or her.
But I digress.
Why am I a conservative?
Because I believe in the concept of self-determination. That means I am responsible for my own lot in life, not the government. I make my bed and I sleep in it. If I am in trouble, my church is there to help me if I ask for it. In turn, I work in and contribute to my church.
I do not believe in public welfare in any form. I have not once ever collected any sort of government assistance, though there were times when I qualified.
We have collectively lost sight of the 10th Amendment. It has been completely stomped on and eradicated by first, John Marshall, then other politicians and their ilk over the years to the point that we look to the federal government like the Great Messiah it isn't.
If it were competent, the idea might have some merit. But about the only thing the federal government does anymore is consume resources. And steal from me.
Sorry for the mini-rant, but the question touched a nerve.