Originally Posted by Robbie

1. Johnson on Social Security and Welfare ("social safety net"):

Raise the retirement age to 70 or 72. (Aug 2012)
A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized. (Aug 2012)
Replace the payroll tax with FairTax. (Feb 2012)
Impose gross income cap on welfare recipients. (Jul 2011)
Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)

2.Johnson on education (and no, he is NOT against public education):

Public education system needs major reform. (Aug 2012)
Vouchers OK for church childcare & church schools. (Aug 2012)
$3,500 voucher for every K-12 student. (Aug 2012)
Vouchers are as constitutional as pre-school and day-care. (Aug 2012)
Competition would make our schools better. (Aug 2012)
I support evolution; but no federal involvement. (May 2012)

3. Johnson on "Govt. Regulations" (there is really no way to address that...he isn't "Against" govt. regs at all...he thinks that there are too many of them and they are intrusive):

Opposes Net Neutrality; no government regulation of Internet. (Jul 2011)
No compromise on clean air, but no cap-and-trade.

4. Johnson on "etc.":

I don't know what that means. You are basically saying he is "against" things when the reality is he is FOR freedom of the individual as much as possible.
Libertarianism is about getting the Federal govt. out of our lives as much as possible to enrich society...not hurt it.

Remember what Thomas Paine said: "Government, even in it's best state is a necessary evil; in it's worst state, an intolerable one"

That's kind of what I think too. Instead of the govt. being a gigantic monstrosity that runs our lives...it should be a small entity that serves our needs and doesn't spend one more penny than it absolutely has to in order to accomplish that.