Because, let's face it, what has the government ever done for us. As the linked to article details: roads, education, police. Happily, as tax revenues decline and states lack the power/refuse to raise taxes and fees, these extraneous services can be eliminated for good and replaced with far superior private sector services.* We shrunk government to small enough so we can drown it! w00t! Go us! Coming up -- I sell my own home salmonella detection kit. Don't worry, it would be government certified if the government still did that. *For those who can afford it and where the transaction cost can be overcome.