>>26894846I didn't say it works completely flawlessly on a country-wide scale. Just that it has had its successes. Which was what was asked of me.
Though that said: fire departments, police departments, libraries, public education, having a standing army in case of invasion, infrastructure and repair.
They all have shortcomings, sure, but its better than them not being there at all by a considerable margin.
Can you imagine having to personally pay to re-tar your road to work, having to hire security to protect your house from home invasion, having to put your house off fire on your own, how much more annoying poor people would be to deal with on a daily basis if they couldn't read or count because they couldn't hire private tutors?
