Our Horrible Economy

This is from my TIAA-CREF retirement account (and it’s the one in the best shape – it’s also the only one that conveniently lets me know how much I’ve contributed total:

Why Government?

I was commenting on a post over at En Tequila Es Verdad, and one of the (many) random thoughts that occurred to me was to toss out the question that has been sitting in my mind for quite a while, “What is government supposed to do?