___This is knee-jerk anti-government rhetoric and a loser with the voters. Some things---like national defense or
the national transportation---are netter handled on a large scale..some are better handled locally...what matters is EFFECTIVENESS, not ideological purity..
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National transportation...you mean like...uh...Amtrak? A really successful government operation that is. Bleah! :)
Defense -- yes, I'll agree....and I don't believe there is a desire to abolish ALL government. Government should provide defense. But what I'm talking about is going over that line wherein we abdicate our rights and responsibilities to the government to take care of ourselves and our loved ones.
And by the way, how do you know this philosophy of less government is a "loser with the voters?" The two major parties have never shown a desire to put it to the voters, and parties like the Libertarians either don't get on the ballot or are not permitted to participate in debates. I'm willing to bet that a lot of voters don't even know there are other options out there.
This is knee-jerk anti-government rhetoric and a loser with the voters. Some things---like national defense or
the national transportation---are netter handled on a large scale..some are better handled locally...what matters is EFFECTIVENESS, not ideological purity..
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National transportation...you mean like...uh...Amtrak? A really successful government operation that is. Bleah! :)
___No, I mean airports and the
air traffic control system and the whole interstate highway system---which was one of the largest government programs in history.
Some things must be done on the national level, others on the state or local level...that's true federalism as created by the Framers.
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Defense -- yes, I'll agree....and I don't believe there is a desire to abolish ALL government. Government should provide defense. But what I'm talking about is going over that line wherein we abdicate our rights and responsibilities to the government to take care of ourselves and our loved ones.
And by the way, how do you know this philosophy of less government is a "loser with the voters?" The two major parties have never shown a desire to put it to the voters, and parties like the Libertarians either don't get on the ballot or are not permitted to participate in debates. I'm willing to bet that a lot of voters don't even know there are other options out there
___I guess you've forgotten how Clinton used the government shut down to turn around his political
fortunes and get re-elected by running against Gingrich's anti-government libertarianism?
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