If citizens actually had free choice in which government programs to fund as well as how much to contribute, the size of the US government (measured both in revenue and power over the people) would be 1/10 the size of today's utter monstrosity.
And if citizens literally had to cut a check at the beginning of every year, rather than pay through deliberately-obfuscated systems designed to hide the true cost of government, the size of government would be cut again by 90%.
Maybe we are addressing it wrong. If we don't all agree (for some large fraction of "all") that something should be part of the government, maybe it shouldn't be part of the government.
I can't think of a single government function that is supported by "all" (for absolutely any reasonable fraction of "all") of the American people. Social Security? Gone. Medicare? Nixed. NASA, FDA, FCC, Department of Transportation? Won't stand a chance.
The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the
expense of it.
-- Josh Billings
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If citizens actually had free choice in which government programs to fund as well as how much to contribute, the size of the US government (measured both in revenue and power over the people) would be 1/10 the size of today's utter monstrosity.
And if citizens literally had to cut a check at the beginning of every year, rather than pay through deliberately-obfuscated systems designed to hide the true cost of government, the size of government would be cut again by 90%.
Too bad government isn't voluntary, or t
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Everyone thinks some of government should be cut.
No one agrees on what that some should be.
That's the entire problem.
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