Government is a service, no more, no less. It needs to be as good a service as anything offered in the private sector (understanding that the concept of service is continually being eroded by business today), but not duplicate activities that can be carried out in the private sector.

Gov. Jindal and other politicians need to take this opportunity to define clearly the appropriate activities for government, see that they are appropriately funded with quality personnel and resources, and jettison other areas of activity. Across-the-board cuts merely starve appropriate government activities and reduce their effectiveness while rewarding failure elsewhere.