Social Democracy: destroying the ability of government to do great things

This article talks about how the search for extra terrestrials - an interesting and inexpensive activity is being hobbled because the government has no money.  It's fascinating: before social democracy, the government had relatively little money but did great, gigantic, path breaking things like the Panama Canal.  Now with omni competent state we pay huge taxes and all the government does is take them and write checks to 'favored' groups.

HEY, E.T.: CALL BACK LATER. “Financial woes have delivered a serious blow to the search for E.T. One of its best tools, the Allen Telescope Array in northern California, has been put on hold until new funding is located.”

Funny, the greatness of government that the good government types proclaim is destroyed by too much.....'good' government.  And all that is left are the scams...