I know I’ll invite flames for this, but social liberalism will kill us much quicker, and more finally, then fiscal liberalism, which can be undone. We cannot live with both, but once the foundation of morality is compromised and then attacked, it is nonsense to trying building a structure of fiscal conservatism on it.
no, not necessarily. Economic liberty is what is known as SANCTITY OF LIFE OUTSIDE THE WOMB, and if you accept economic liberalism as part of a bargain, you are going to invite the government into you life and your pocket book and destroy your opportunity and any ability to be of any use on social issues.
When gubermint owns your money, your business, your family, they OWN YOU period.
Santorum's advocacy of using government to engage in such things as charity does compromise the foundation of morality.
Only individuals are able to engage in good or bad moral behavior. Government is ONLY a force that is used arbitrarily to punish or reward what its current power-holders regard as morally bad or good. Government has zip role in morality -- only free individuals do. The Founders KNEW THIS.
Take homosexuality. Homosexuality is a sin, nothing more, nothing less -- a SIN. What is PURE EVIL is a government that forces you and yours to go along with open homosexuality in your kids' schools, in your state's adoption agencies, in the military, in your businesses, in your communities and neighborhoods.
The ONLY way government can provide a foundation for morality, is to stay out of the way and allow moral people to live morally. It cannot force people to live immorally -- however, it CAN and DOES force people to subsidize immorality.