Blog 4 - Why the government can't run a business

“Why the government can’t run a business” is a opinion piece written in the Wall Street Journal on May, 21 By John Steel Gordon who wrote “An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power” (Harper Collins, 2004). In this article Mr. Gordon provides many claims on how government is incapable of running an economic entity and supports his claims with cited evidence. The author uses his claims to support the fact that the government taking over the healthcare, automobile, and banking industries will not help with country.

After reading chapter 7 in TSIS, I can’t say that the author establishes social significance. As is often common is WSJ opinion articles that are written on hot button topics, they often do not establish social significance because it’s something that any upstanding citizen should care about. According to TSIS you should always provide a reason for the reader to read the article and to relate to it. The “So what? Who cares?” chapter makes it clear that Mr. Gordon is wrong in not stating why the American public should care about his article.