I want a permanent government “shutdown.” I want a radical change in system, reevaluating the fundamental priorities of our government and executing the needed changes. However, we as a nation cannot do this just yet.

Thanks to Republicans and Democrats alike, the public sector’s influence on the “private” economy has adulterated much of our pseudo-free market. An immediate government shutdown would display the terrible effects our legislation has had on the economy, much more visibly than the efficiency of the free market. However, the message that comes across to the American people is spun to maintain the indoctrination with public sector economics.

When government takes over a service from the private sector, it destroys the competition and sets up another regional monopoly (after all, that’s what government essentially is.) This makes the nation dependent on government to provide services which are not constantly improved due to the lack of competition. So when you take away these services via shutdown, not only will people have to go without them; any attempt to provide them ex-government will either be ultimately futile or illegal.

This is not the full extent of the consequences. Citizens begin to develop a mindset: What they had before was better than the absence, and there is no alternative. The government domesticates us like animals in a zoo; they tame our full potential and teach us the rules to games with lower payouts.

This mindset doesn’t only inhibit our growth and success, but also drives us to dismiss others. Good examples of this are welfare and education. I personally vote against any legislation calling for increased spending on education or welfare.

Obviously this is because I hate children and the poor. Just yesterday, I stole a box full of TI-83’s from Rock Bridge High School and challenged a homeless man to a simple physics word problem. We wagered one swipe of my E-Z charge versus his spot outside of the Blue Fugue.

While I’m sure you will all be very surprised to not find me cuddled up in blankets eating Yogoluv, it’s because I don’t have the aristocratic worldview unfairly labeled on libertarians. As a good Catholic, I find it necessary to help out those less fortunate, but I don’t believe democratic legislation is the best answer. Rejecting Civil Rights acts, labor laws and taxes on the rich doesn’t make me a racist, cut-throat slob.

So at the risk of severely hurting our nation and losing libertarian popularity, I think it is critical to set a budget and avoid an impetuous mistake. I can understand why the GOP feels it’s necessary to use the threat of a shutdown.

We are nation of people who like free stuff and continually elect a president who promises the largest coupon book. After decades of warnings and debate, we still spend money we don’t have and bail ourselves out by changing the rules and printing more money.

Well, the rules never changed and printing worthless money won’t help anymore. Liberals complain the shutdown will come from the Republicans’ failure to compromise to a $30 billion cut.

From analyzing the annual $1.7 trillion deficient, I’d say it’s the Democrats who aren’t compromising. And if the democrats don’t have a budget to make good on social promises, I’d say their chances for re-election are slim. So please, Democrats, take one of these TI-83’s and sit down.