This election is about government control

When you peel off the layers and get beyond the rhetoric, this year’s presidential election is about government control. President Obama wants government to have a greater say in our daily lives, while Gov. Romney advocates for greater personal responsibility and private sector solutions. The path our nation — and to a lesser extent, our state — takes on Nov. 6 will have repercussions far beyond this one election. 

Before we opt for more government control, we should look at what happened to Poland, a country of 38.5 million people, nearly twice the size of Washington. 

While Polan...