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Originally Posted by Mutt
Until they need help from the government whether it's municipal, state or federal.
A country of 330 million people - yeah, libertarianism is gonna work 
If you want to live in a libertarian state buy an island, I was going to add get a time machine and travel back to 1776 but even in its earliest stages the United States wasn't libertarian, far from it.
There's not a developed country on this planet with 'small government', because it can't work. It's a pipe dream. |
I totally and completely disagree with you. And yes, in the beginning of the U.S. the principles and ideas of the founding fathers for the Federal Govt. are exactly what a Libertarian (myself) believes in.
And the only reason there isn't a developed country on Earth with "small govt." is because govt. GROWS over time and gets out of control.
Do you really not think that the Federal Govt. is too big? Spending 10 BILLION dollars a day? A 17 TRILLION dollar deficit? Lifetime/Career politicians?
And you're okay with that? Because having a small efficient federal govt. is a "pipe dream"?
Yep, and so was a small group of 13 colonies winning a war for independence against the most powerful military force of the era.
Thank goodness our apathetic society wasn't in place in 1776