[DAnconia55]

Exigencies today require that the federal govt. be financed far beyond the expectations of the Founders

Untrue.

Socialism requires that the federal govt. be financed far beyond....

If we only paid for military, and only used them in defensive missions, we could get away with tariffs or a very low flat tax or sales tax.

End SS. End welfare. End Medicare. End Medicaid. End all transfer payments - every single one.

[fire and forget]

No arguments. It's a panacea, however, never likely to be achieved in our lifetimes. We cannot re-educate the electorate overnight and we certainly won't stall the advance of Socialism in this country by propping up any party other than the Republican party. It falls to us to use the means at our disposal to prevent the utter ruin of America. If we're successful, perhaps future generations can restore America to what it was intended to be. Not that we won't try while we're alive.