Name:   MrHodja - Subject:   The Role of Government Date:   11/16/2019 1:11:49 AM

So we have heard about big government, small government, and no government. Tonight I experienced what GOOD government should be. My wife and I were driving home from DC and decided to stay overnight in Morristown, TN. Got there kinda late so we decided to grab some supper before checking into our hotel. In the later stage of dinner my wife became ill, something eerily similar to a problem she had once before. I plugged in "Emergency Room" in the GPS and hightailed it to where it sent me. I was dismayed that there was no hospital or ER there, but there was a fire station with EMTs on duty. I went in, found the folks on duty, and told them what was going on. They immediately took charge, put her on a stretcher, and headed for the hospital which, as it turns out, was quite close. By the time they got there they had done an EKG and other tests, giving the ER doc a leg up on what was going on.

THIS, in my opinion, is a role for government and I am damned happy that my tax dollars go to support these services.