Big Government

From time to time, people will ask: "but, how will the roads be private under capitalism?" While one can take a stab at the answer, I don't think one can really say how a privatized system will unfold. As an economy is privatized, smart people will figure out ways to get things to work; early experiences will teach people what long-term protective clauses they need in their contracts, and so on. While road-privatization evolves slowly, there are many other places to cut.

For instance, the State of Florida's web site lists various Agencies, Committees, Commissions and Water Districts. Scan through the list, and then consider that there are 50 states, 100's of large cities, and the over-arching Federal government! One can be sure that there are many things in this list that ought to be cut pretty pronto... (the "Barber's Board" for instance?)

FLORIDA State Agencies:

• Advisory Council On Environmental Education


• Agency For Persons With Disabilities


• Agency For Workforce Innovation


• Agriculture & Consumer Services, Department Of


• Attorney General's Office


• Auditor General, Office Of


• Board Of Education


• Board Of Governors


• Business & Professional Regulation, Department Of


• Canaveral Port Authority


• Central Florida Jobs & Education Partnership, Inc


• Children & Families, Department Of


• Children's Home Society


• Citrus, Department Of


• City Government Office


• Commerce, Department Of


• Community Affairs, Department Of


• Consumer Support Services, Inc


• Corrections, Department Of


• County Government Office


• Division Of Administrative Hearings


• Education, Department Of


• Elder Affairs, Department Of


• Enterprise Florida


• Enterprise Information Technology Services


• Environmental Protection, Department Of


• Ethics Commission, State Of Florida


• Expressway Authority


• Financial Services, Department Of


• Florida Export Finance Corp


• Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission


• Florida Gas Utilities


• Florida Housing Finance Corporation


• Florida League Of Cities


• Florida Marine Research Institutes


• Florida Municipal Power Agency


• Florida National Guard


• Florida Partnership For School Readiness


• Florida School For The Deaf And The Blind


• Florida Solar Energy Center


• Florida Space Authority


• Governor's Council On Indian Affairs


• Governor's Office


• Guardian Ad Litem


• Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services


• Health And Rehabilitative Services, Dept Of


• Health Care Administration, Agency For


• Health Councils, Local


• Health Department Of/Childrens Medical Services


• Health Department Of/Laboratory Services


• Health, Department Of


• Healthy Start Coalition


• Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, Department Of


• House Of Representatives


• Immokalee Water & Sewer District


• Independent/Non-Profit Entity


• Insurance Rehabilitation & Liquidation


• Joint Administrative Procedures Committee


• Joint Committee Information On Technology


• Joint Leg Committee On Everglades Oversight


• Joint Legislative Auditing Committee


• Judicial


• Juvenile Justice, Department Of


• Labor & Employment Security, Department Of


• Law Enforcement, Department Of


• Legal Affairs, Department Of


• Legal Services


• Legislative Committee On Intergovernmental Relations


• Legislature, Florida State Of


• Lottery, Department Of


• Management Services, Department Of


• Marine Fisheries Commission


• Marine Institutes


• Military Affairs, Department Of


• Myflorida Com


• Ofc Of Program Policy Analysis & Gov Accountability


• Office Of Legislative Services


• Other State Governments Information


• Parole Commission


• Prison Industries


• Private Industry Council


• Public Counsel, Office Of The


• Public Service Commission


• Receiving Facilities


• Regional Planning Council


• Respect Of Florida


• Revenue, Department Of


• Senate


• State Court System


• State, Department Of


• Statewide Advocacy Council


• Suncom


• Transit Agency


• Transportation, Department Of


• University Press Of Florida


• Veterans' Affairs, Department Of


• Visit Florida/Tourism


• Volunteer Florida


• Water Management District


• Water Management Review Com


• West Fl Community Cares Center

Under the "Business & Professional Regulation, Department Of", one has...

• Asbestos Licensing Unit


• Athlete Agents


• Barbers Board


• Board of Accountancy


• Board of Architecture and Interior Design


• Board of Auctioneers


• Board of Cosmetology


• Board of Employee Leasing Companies


• Board of Landscape Architecture


• Board of Pilot Commissioners


• Board of Professional Geologists


• Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers


• Board of Veterinary Medicine


• Boxing Commission


• Building Code Administrators and Inspectors


• Bureau of Child Labor


• Bureau of Elevator Safety


• Bureau of Farm Labor


• Business and Professional Licenses


• Business and Professional Regulation Contacts


• Community Association Managers


• Condos, Coops, Timeshares


• Construction industry Licensing Board


• Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco


• Division of Hotels and Restaurants


• Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering


• Division of Real Estate


• Electrical Contractors Licensing Board


• Labor Organizations


• Land Sales


• Mobile Homes


• Online Licensing and License Search


• Professional Licensing Bureau of Education and Testing


• Talent Agents


• Yacht and Ship Brokers


Under the title of "Other Governmental Agencies"

• Administrative Hearings


• Board of Administration


• Citrus - Econ. Research


• Comptroller


• Division of State Fire Marshal


• Enterprise Florida


• FL Board of Education Universitites


• Florida Colleges & Universities


• Florida Commission on Human Relations


• Florida Community Colleges System


• Florida Space Authority


• Florida Sports Foundation


• Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development


• Guardian Ad Litem


• Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida


• OPPAGA's FL Monitor


• Office of Financial Regulation


• Office of Insurance Regulation


• PERC


• Retirement


• State Group Insurance


• Visit Florida (FLAUSA)


• Workforce

Under the title of "Committees, Commissions and other Organizations"

• ADA Working Group


• Able Trust


• Aging with Dignity


• Chief Information Officers Council


• Commission on Ethics


• Commission on the Homeless


• Commission on the Status of Women


• Conflict Resolution


• Constitution Revision


• Corr. Medical Authority


• Corrections Commission


• Emerging Tech. Comm.


• FBBIB - Florida Black Business Investment


• FL Division of Blind Services


• FL Elections Commission


• FL Geographical Info. Bd.


• FL Geological Survey


• FL Independent Living Council


• FL KidCare


• Florida Statewide Advocacy Council


• Florida Sterling Council


• GAP Commission


• Growth Management Study Commission


• Human Relations Commission


• Inspector Generals Net.


• JOSHUA, Judicial System


• Justice Administrative Commission (JAC)


• PRIDE


• RESPECT of FL


• Statewide Public Guardianship Office


• TEAM FL Partnership


• Tech. R&D Authority


• Transportation Commission


• Transportation Disadvantaged


• Volunteer Florida

Under "Water Districts"

• Northwest Florida


• South Florida


• Southwest Florida


• St. Johns River


• Suwannee River


• Water Management Districts