In the January 19, issue of TIME magazine, columnist Jeffrey D. Sachs authored an article entitlled "The Case For Bigger Government". I was drawn to the article because it's title ran counter to the way I've thought for a long time. But after reading the article and re-reading it, I've found it hard to debate with Sachs' argument, other than in a simple emotional way. I certainly could not come up with an argument or scenario that would render his thesis incorrect.

Read the entire article at http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...0268-1,00.html

When you finish, see if you can come up with a strong argument why Sachs is wrong in his conclusions. I've read it twice and I'll read it again. But I haven't gotten comfortable with any strong argument that I could use to prove Sachs wrong in his conclusions.