Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector.

The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.

Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.

You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.

The private sector is motivated by profit and efficiency and the US government often is not.

Government has a legitimate function, but the private sector has one too, and it is superior. In other words, people are better than institutions.