Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about running the government like a business and why that doesn't

make any sense.

In a recent video, I mentioned that I dislike that talking point.

A lot of people asked why.

I'm assuming people have asked because it's a talking point

they've heard so much. They don't question it anymore. A government should not be run like a

business and it doesn't matter where you fall on the ideological spectrum. It makes no sense.

In this country, who is supposed to be the government?

We are. We the people. In the United States, we the people are supposed to be the government.

What's the government's job? Now, there's a lot of debate over this ideologically. But I think everybody can get behind the idea

that the US government is supposed to provide

for the common defense, promote the general welfare,

and secure the blessings of liberty.

People might disagree over what each of those items means. Like,

I think promoting the general welfare should include, I don't know, health care. Others might

disagree. Securing the blessings of liberty would include things like ensuring equal protection under the law and stuff like that.

People might disagree with the interpretation of common defense, general welfare, and liberty.

But almost everybody would say those are things the government should provide.

It's in the founding document. If the government is a

business, who's the government? Not us. Not we the people as designed. We're customers. Those at

the top are the government. Those in power. What's the job of a business? Somebody will say turn a profit. Somebody might get a

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