Chapter 4

 Touching on a point that many people were making, it is interesting to think about my different experiences with costumer service from government led corporations and private corporations. Joelle and Ben talked about how DMV workers for instance don't need to be polite or overly helpful because they have no competition. Wouldn't it be cool if instead government workers had an attitude of pride in working for our country? What if DMV workers were super helpful because they know you can't find their necessary services elsewhere. I know that's sort of a "dream big:" idea but I think it's an attitude that would rally more support behind government involvement in the economy. It was interesting to me how divided the issue of government involvement is, even for Wheelan. Society makes this issue seem like a "lose-lose" situation. Like Wheelan said, I think that if the government involvement is solely focused on helping the American economy while keeping all social classes financially safe, than it should be encouraged. However, that is no easy task. This issue becomes frustrating because it seems as if someone is always at the short end of the stick. There will always be people who are upset with what the government funds via tax dollars, and there will always be people complaining that the government has not stepped in to provide financial assistance to those who need it. I would like to see what a healthy balance could look like, maybe the U.S. has been at that place before or maybe we are getting closer to reaching it.