Do you listen to Rush Limbaugh?
The FEDERAL government is NOT the answer to social issues.
The federal government gave us student loans, the GI bill the UNITED STATES MILITARY, the interstate highway system, care for our veterans, ad nasueum.
The federal governent is also responsible for you eating fresh, uncontamitated meat and drugs which won't kill you.
I guess well let churches inspect your meat before you purchase it and test all the drugs before you buy it. No need for the FDA, right? What about the National Park System? Want to let the free market take care of that one?
Guess what, there is no such thing as a "free market" it's all in your head. It's a cliche. The "free market" is the interaction between public and private interests.