No Government - No Problem

[ExcellentDriver]

Belgium (which is in Political Limbo) has experienced Economic Growth during that Period:

http://url.ie/d7lr

Proof that People; when left to their own devices; can work to better their Country without Government interference.

[Tyrones own]

Belgium (which is in Political Limbo) has experienced Economic Growth during that Period:

http://url.ie/d7lr

Proof that People; when left to their own devices; can work to better their Country without Government interference.

Careful now ED...you could get labeled very handy around here 

[Mayo4Sam]

Belgium is regionally governed for the most part so the out going governments budget stood & the local authorities could work away, slightly different from the centrally ccontrolled exchequer we have here

[Eamonnca1]

People can also make a pig's ear of it when left to their own devices.

Somalia, anyone?

[deiseach]

If there is no government in Belgium, they are getting very bad value for the 50% of GDP that goes on government expenditure

[heganboy]

Belgium (which is in Political Limbo) has experienced Economic Growth during that Period:

http://url.ie/d7lr

Proof that People; when left to their own devices; can work to better their Country without Government interference.

Careful now ED...you could get labeled very handy around here 

you see?

welcome back :-)

[deiseach]

Err, you do realise that when people are talking about Belgium having "no government", it means that since elections took place last year, no main party leader has been about to form a viable coalition to be able to govern and appoint a cabinet which means that in the interim, a caretaker government run by ministers from the last government before the election is in charge of the day to day running of affairs of the the Belgian federal government? Public services run by them continue as normal, relevant taxes are still being collected, appropriate laws and regulations are still being applied, Belgian defence forces are still running etc. not to mention that the relevant regional and local governments still run with the mandates given to them by the electorate? The only difference with its caretaker government is that by convention they don't make any changes in standing governmental policy unless it's an emergency; ironically this has meant that Belgium hasn't gone on the same austerity drive that many other governments in other European countries have done despite the concern about the country in international financial markets. That's hardly approaching anywhere near a state of anarchy!

Reality has a well-known liberal bias

[ExcellentDriver]

Belgium (which is in Political Limbo) has experienced Economic Growth during that Period:

http://url.ie/d7lr

Proof that People; when left to their own devices; can work to better their Country without Government interference.

Err, you do realise that when people are talking about Belgium having "no government", it means that since elections took place last year, no main party leader has been about to form a viable coalition to be able to govern and appoint a cabinet which means that in the interim, a caretaker government run by ministers from the last government before the election is in charge of the day to day running of affairs of the the Belgian federal government? Public services run by them continue as normal, relevant taxes are still being collected, appropriate laws and regulations are still being applied, Belgian defence forces are still running etc. not to mention that the relevant regional and local governments still run with the mandates given to them by the electorate? The only difference with its caretaker government is that by convention they don't make any changes in standing governmental policy unless it's an emergency; ironically this has meant that Belgium hasn't gone on the same austerity drive that many other governments in other European countries have done despite the concern about the country in international financial markets. That's hardly approaching anywhere near a state of anarchy!

As a Ron Paul Fan, I believe the only role of Government is to protect us from Foreign Invasion. Policing the World has categorically failed due to the amount of Tax Payers' money spent on unnecessary wars.

[ziggysego]

As a Ron Paul Fan, I believe the only role of Government is to protect us from Foreign Invasion. Policing the World has categorically failed due to the amount of Tax Payers' money spent on unnecessary wars.

[Eamonnca1]

As a Ron Paul Fan, I believe the only role of Government is to protect us from Foreign Invasion.

Filled up at the pump lately? The county weights and measures inspectors inspected and certified the pump to make sure that you're not paying for a full gallon of gas and only getting nine tenths of a gallon.

Bought any food lately?  You didn't get poisoned by it because the FDA has rules in place to make sure that food is produced, transported and stored in sanitary conditions.

Drove lately?  You didn't get killed because the police enforce speed limits and other rules of the road to make sure everyone gets to their destination safely. The road, the signage, and the signals exist because taxpayers paid for them.

Taken a flight lately?  The plane didn't get blown up because the FBI is there to make sure that anyone with any funny ideas gets arrested first. And the plane didn't fall out of the sky because the FAA made sure it was maintained.  It didn't bump into any other planes because the FAA made sure that air traffic controllers were keeping an eye on things.

Walked down the street lately? You didn't get assaulted because the police are there to enforce laws against that sort of thing.

But yeah, other than that there's too much government interference in every aspect of our lives.

[muppet]

Also Belgium had no earthquakes or tsunamis and wasn't struck by a huge meteor in this time, proof that natural disasters are caused by governments.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Also Belgium had no earthquakes or tsunamis and wasn't struck by a huge meteor in this time, proof that natural disasters are caused by governments.

Or that Flanders and Wallonia are actually two different countries with the European (Federal District  ) Capital stuck in the middle'ish.

[Rossfan]

Also Belgium had no earthquakes or tsunamis and wasn't struck by a huge meteor in this time, proof that natural disasters are caused by governments.

Or that Flanders and Wallonia are actually two different countries with the European (Federal District  ) Capital stuck in the middle'ish.

A bit like Mayo and Ireland with poor Roscommon stuck between both sets of floots 

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Also Belgium had no earthquakes or tsunamis and wasn't struck by a huge meteor in this time, proof that natural disasters are caused by governments.

Or that Flanders and Wallonia are actually two different countries with the European (Federal District  ) Capital stuck in the middle'ish.

A bit like Mayo and Ireland with poor Roscommon stuck between both sets of floots 

Ye fly an awful lot of Mayo flags in Roscommon any time Mayo get to Croke Park, I would say easily 50% of houses along the N5. The adoration is appreciated.

[Arthur_Friend]

Belgium (which is in Political Limbo) has experienced Economic Growth during that Period:

http://url.ie/d7lr

Proof that People; when left to their own devices; can work to better their Country without Government interference.

Err, you do realise that when people are talking about Belgium having "no government", it means that since elections took place last year, no main party leader has been about to form a viable coalition to be able to govern and appoint a cabinet which means that in the interim, a caretaker government run by ministers from the last government before the election is in charge of the day to day running of affairs of the the Belgian federal government? Public services run by them continue as normal, relevant taxes are still being collected, appropriate laws and regulations are still being applied, Belgian defence forces are still running etc. not to mention that the relevant regional and local governments still run with the mandates given to them by the electorate? The only difference with its caretaker government is that by convention they don't make any changes in standing governmental policy unless it's an emergency; ironically this has meant that Belgium hasn't gone on the same austerity drive that many other governments in other European countries have done despite the concern about the country in international financial markets. That's hardly approaching anywhere near a state of anarchy!

As a Ron Paul Fan, I believe the only role of Government is to protect us from Foreign Invasion. Policing the World has categorically failed due to the amount of Tax Payers' money spent on unnecessary wars.

Policing the world...is that what you call it.