Not government’s business

Fri., Feb. 5, 2016

If the people in government think they have the authority to dictate to private businesses what type of benefits they should or should not offer to their employees, then we have put the wrong people in government.

Short of some real abuse, the government has no authority in private business benefits. Let the government offer to its employees whatever benefits it chooses, but government -national, state or local -should keep its nose out of private businesses’ business.

Maybe it’s time we give government the business, and I don’t mean handing them the goods.

Emery Wold

Spokane Valley

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