"There is no problem Government can't solve, and there is no problem too small for Government cannot be concerned."
~Mamdani
This statement means they intend on Government to be involved in every aspect of your life. This was a plan Obama had when he was in Illinois politics. If the baby survived the abortion clinic, they have a plan to control you or have you under their belt from cradle to grave. Now it's all playing out in plain site.
The people that want you dead are taking over the cities. Rural areas are next. They even told us what they plan to do. They don't care about your skin color. They three National Guard Troops from Georgia that were killed by drone strike last year near Jordan were all Black. They don't care. They look at us all the same. I'm am sure they were hitting the hooka and celebrating regardless of the race of who they killed.
Ideology matters. Democrats, DON'T GIVE UP THE COUNTRY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME. DON'T GIVE UP THE COUNTRY OVER ILLEGALS AND A FAILED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
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The Siren Song of Statism: Why Mamdani's Vision of Government is a Dangerous Illusion
The statement, "There is no problem Government can't solve, and there is no problem too small for Government cannot be concerned," attributed to Mamdani, represents a seductive but profoundly dangerous political philosophy. From a conservative viewpoint, this sentiment is not a blueprint for a utopian society but a direct path to a bloated, intrusive, and ultimately impoverished state. It is a vision that fundamentally misunderstands the role of government, the nature of human freedom, and the primary engines of human progress. To embrace this idea is to trade liberty for dependency, innovation for bureaucracy, and community for a distant, unaccountable Leviathan.
At its core, conservatism holds a sober, and some might say humble, view of government's capabilities. The conservative intellectual tradition, from Edmund Burke’s warnings about the tyranny of abstract rationalism to Friedrich Hayek’s critique of the "fatal conceit," has long argued that society is a complex, organic entity that cannot be engineered from the top down without catastrophic unintended consequences. The belief that "there is no problem Government can't solve" is the epitome of this fatal conceit. It assumes that a small group of planners in a distant capital possesses the knowledge, wisdom, and foresight to manage the infinitely complex lives and interactions of millions of individuals. History is littered with the wreckage of such hubris, from the five-year plans of the Soviet Union that led to famine, to the well-intentioned but disastrous welfare policies that created cycles of dependency in the West.
The first clause of Mamdani’s statement—"There is no problem Government can't solve"—is an affront to both evidence and reason. Government is an inherently blunt instrument. Its tools are taxation, regulation, and coercion. While these are necessary for a limited set of functions, such as national defense, policing, and the protection of individual rights, they are ill-suited for solving nuanced human problems. Can a government program truly mend a broken family? Can a regulation instill a strong work ethic or personal responsibility? Can a federal initiative replicate the compassion and immediacy of local charity? The answer is a resounding no. In fact, government intervention often exacerbates the problems it seeks to solve. By crowding out civil society—the family, the church, the local community, and private enterprise—the state weakens the very institutions that are most effective at fostering resilience, character, and genuine human flourishing.
This leads directly to the second, equally perilous part of the proposition: "there is no problem too small for Government cannot be concerned." This is the gateway to the nanny state, a regime of pervasive intrusion that infantilizes citizens and erodes personal liberty. When government moves from ensuring public safety to dictating the size of our soda cups, the types of light bulbs we can buy, or the speech we are allowed to express, it has overstepped its moral mandate. A government that concerns itself with every minute aspect of daily life is not a benevolent caretaker; it is a micromanager of the human spirit. It fosters a culture where citizens look to Washington D.C. for permission and provision, rather than relying on their own ingenuity, judgment, and resources. This relentless encroachment creates a society of dependents, not pioneers.
Furthermore, this vision is economically unsustainable. A government that attempts to solve every problem and regulate every small detail requires vast resources. This means crippling levels of taxation, which stifle economic growth by confiscating the capital that would otherwise be invested, saved, or spent by individuals and businesses. It requires a sprawling, unaccountable bureaucracy that consumes wealth rather than creating it. The conservative principle is that free markets, driven by voluntary exchange, competition, and the price signals generated by millions of individual decisions, are the most powerful problem-solving mechanisms ever devised. They have lifted more people from poverty than any government plan. When government attempts to supplant the market, it inevitably leads to stagnation, scarcity, and a lower standard of living for all but the political elite.
The conservative alternative to Mamdani’s statism is not anarchy, but a constitutionally limited government rooted in the principles of federalism and subsidiarity. The Founders of the American republic understood the dangers of concentrated power, which is why they designed a system of checks and balances and enshrined individual rights in a Bill of Rights that government could not infringe. The principle of subsidiarity—that social and political issues should be dealt with at the most immediate (or local) level that is consistent with their resolution—is a cornerstone of this view. A problem in a local community is best handled by that community’s government, charities, and citizens, not by a federal agency issuing one-size-fits-all mandates from a thousand miles away. This decentralized approach is more efficient, more accountable, and far more respectful of human dignity and local knowledge.
Ultimately, Mamdani’s statement reflects a profound misunderstanding of where human progress truly originates. It does not spring from the edicts of a planning committee. It is born in the minds of free individuals—the entrepreneur risking everything on a new idea, the scientist pursuing a curious hypothesis, the parent working to provide a better future for their children. The proper role of government is not to solve our problems, but to protect the space in which we are free to solve them ourselves. It should ensure a level playing field, enforce the rule of law, and safeguard our God-given liberties, then get out of the way.
To believe that "there is no problem Government can't solve" is to place a dangerous and unwarranted faith in the coercive power of the state over the creative power of a free people. It is a siren song that promises security at the cost of soul, and comfort at the cost of character. The conservative stands firm in the conviction that the road to serfdom is paved with such good intentions, and that the true path to a prosperous and virtuous society is through limited government, personal responsibility, and the unyielding defense of individual liberty.