So All Government Is Bad?

Just try riding your bike on unplowed public sidewalks after a snowstorm. At the rate we're going, the "It's My Money You Can't Have It Not Even To Provide Police And Fire Protection And Certainly Not To Plow Sidewalks" folks will vote down all taxes that make civic life manageable, including money for plowing the sidewalks along stretches of road that have no residences or businesses to take care of it.

Today (Sunday) was the first big snowfall of the newly impoverished township services snow season. Will I have plowed sidewalks for my commute tomorrow? We'll see. Maybe I should bring my own shovel. Or put a plow on my bike.

Greed and selfishness for a worse life.

Update: The sidewalks were partly plowed at 8:00. Not too bad.

Update #2: After a February snowstorm, the sidewalks still aren't plowed after two days.

Update #3: It took more than a week for all the sidewalks to get plowed. During that time I was forced to ride in Grand River Avenue, since there was no other alternative. I guess snowplowing is one of those luxuries that we need to live without in tight budgetary times, like fire and police protection. Wouldn't want to raise taxes to pay for those. Now if someone would just require grocery stores to give me my groceries and gas stations to give me gas, and the power company to give me electricity, I could keep all my money! I think it's safe to say that Ralph Nickleby would have been a Republican. (Look it up.)