Reason #4: Killer Tomatoes!

Loads of folks have gotten sick from e-coli from maters. And remember the killer dog food issues? Yeah, it stinks when you have no control over the products you buy. Small government is a good idea in theory but sometimes in practice it means lead in your children's toys and peanut butter smeared with salmonella. And energy shortages. A lot of this has happened because of the atrophying of oversight agencies like the F.D.A. under the watch of the Rethugs.

Some people call this regulation by the market. Paul Krugman calls it E.Coli conservatives.

Food is really important, dudes. So let's make it safe cuz this stuff is ruining my dinner. We don't need to drown government in a bathtub, just make it do its job, eh?