‘Bigger government … smaller citizens’

To the editor:

“What I crave must be gained by my own effort.” So said Miriam Davis Colt on the American frontier in the 19th century.

She knew that government must not do for the people what they can do themselves. This principle is as valid today as then. So Miriam would be dismayed that some Leelanau mothers in 2024 depend on public largess to provide PLAY GROUPS for their children, a parental activity they can easily organize themselves using social media apps like MeetUp. And Miriam would gasp at the $900,000 annual public cost.