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Municipal politics in London exposes the absurdity of government overreach. City Hall launches a half-million-dollar training program for all employees on “respect” and “woman abuse,” prompted by a 1999 incident long past. Taxpayers foot the bill while basic civility should already be expected from those hired to serve the public. Spending public money to rehabilitate offenders on the public payroll amounts to rewarding bad behavior instead of simply firing those responsible.

Garbage collection policies reveal similar nonsense. New bag limits and weight restrictions punish conscientious residents who already recycle diligently, while ignoring core service improvements. Conscientious citizens struggle under arbitrary rules imposed during extended pickup delays, yet administrators justify restrictions by citing other cities—hardly a principled argument.

Global warming debates shift to economics, where carbon taxes emerge as the latest forced intervention. Proponents promise revenue-neutral shifts that somehow fund everything without consequences, but reality demonstrates otherwise. Artificially hiking energy prices shrinks economies and lowers living standards; no free lunch exists when governments manipulate markets through coercion disguised as “pricing signals.”

Healthcare discussions highlight dangers of single-payer systems. Private insurance faces legitimate criticism for claim denials, yet replacing it with government as both provider and referee guarantees even less accountability. Countries experimenting with fully socialized models now move toward privatization, while advocates here push in the opposite direction. Dental care proposals follow the same flawed logic—promising “free” services that inevitably ration access and inflate costs.

Marijuana prohibition persists as one of the most irrational policies on the books. Canadians consume at rates far exceeding global averages, even surpassing nations where the drug is tolerated. Criminalization creates black markets and inflated prices for a plant that grows virtually anywhere, while legalization with reasonable taxation offers a far more rational approach.

These issues all connect through one common thread: governments assuming control over individual choices, always with unintended consequences that justify yet more control. Recognizing this pattern remains just right.

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