First principle: government is not business. Indeed, government is the direct inverse of business, yet this basic axiom seems to elude it. Just as a motor is an inverse generator, or photosynthesis is inverse respiration, so with business and government. Business makes money from selling goods and services; government spends money to provide them There are only two reasons to have democratic government / 1 to regulate / 2 to provide services that are necessary but if done properly unprofitable ...