http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/08/17/is-government-information-good-for-you/ Christianity and Economics Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:42:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/08/17/is-government-information-good-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Bucky Ribbeck Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:19:00 +0000 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=1171#comment-431 Government information is good.  Participation is what keeps it that way.  We, the American people, participate when we work, vote, and do just about any other daily activity which can be monitored - shopping for example.  This participation on our part is what creates the data which the government uses to formulate certain statistics or provide the public with legitimate information.  On a more economic level, incentives keep the good information coming.  Without the incentives, the government wouldn't really need to hand out information - much less good information.  The greatest incentive for a government is keeping its people happy.  People are happy when they know what is going on, so therein lies the incentive to provide people with good information.  Otherwise, the government simply would not last very long.  A good example of good information given by the government is the most wanted lists provided by the FBI.   They do this to protect their people and to warn them of dangers which may be present.  Without the lists being publicized, big time criminals could roam the streets freely and become even more dangerous due to their unkown nature.  Government information is good for all of us! Government information is good.  Participation is what keeps it that way.  We, the American people, participate when we work, vote, and do just about any other daily activity which can be monitored – shopping for example.  This participation on our part is what creates the data which the government uses to formulate certain statistics or provide the public with legitimate information. 
On a more economic level, incentives keep the good information coming.  Without the incentives, the government wouldn’t really need to hand out information – much less good information.  The greatest incentive for a government is keeping its people happy.  People are happy when they know what is going on, so therein lies the incentive to provide people with good information.  Otherwise, the government simply would not last very long. 
A good example of good information given by the government is the most wanted lists provided by the FBI.   They do this to protect their people and to warn them of dangers which may be present.  Without the lists being publicized, big time criminals could roam the streets freely and become even more dangerous due to their unkown nature.  Government information is good for all of us!

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