This Week in Government Failure
Over at Downsizing Government, we focused on the following issues this week:
- Central Michigan defeated Troy in the “Bailout Bowl,” but taxpayers are the biggest losers.
- The 2010 census will pave the way for subsidies to state and local governments.
- Secure property rights and government support help make U.S. farmland a good investment. But what about the property rights of taxpayers?
- The federal government’s IT budget increases by $5 billion while Uncle Sam’s private sector counterparts make do with less.
- New York’s fraud-ridden Medicaid program is a prime example why government involvement in healthcare is part of the problem, not the solution.
A Federal Takeover of Cyber Security?
One hopes not. But the White House’s 60-day review of cyber security, ongoing now, could set the stage for it.
In a TechKnowledge piece out today, I argue against federal responsibility for private cyber security. A common law liability regime is the best route to discovering and patching security flaws in all the implements of our information economy and society.
The smarties at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton recently sat down to discuss these issues too.
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