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PIC: Republicans want less government for same reason criminals want less cops (Original Post) yurbud Aug 2012 OP
This makes a great silent ad. It should be run everywhere!!! nt nanabugg Aug 2012 #1
It's an excellent meme but should be corrected to... Fridays Child Aug 2012 #2
we should come to a bipartisan compromise and say "fewerless" yurbud Aug 2012 #5
It could happen. Fridays Child Aug 2012 #9
Good point. LuvNewcastle Aug 2012 #3
yep--leave preventing homosexuality and abortion to the invisible hand yurbud Aug 2012 #6
Republicans want smaller government Festivito Aug 2012 #4
C&P pic to an e-mail & sent to all my contacts! B Calm Aug 2012 #7
Surely one of the Gipper's most horrific utterances was "Government is the indepat Aug 2012 #8

LuvNewcastle

(16,844 posts)
3. Good point.
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 03:33 AM
Aug 2012

If businesses don't need regulations, why do the rest of us need cops? Surely the 'invisible hand' of the law will ensure that we can police ourselves, right?

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
6. yep--leave preventing homosexuality and abortion to the invisible hand
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:33 PM
Aug 2012

isn't that the Republican position?

Maybe somebody needs to ask them how they decide which things need state intervention and which don't.

Festivito

(13,452 posts)
4. Republicans want smaller government
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:50 PM
Aug 2012

like criminals want fewer cops
same as criminals want fewer cops.

indepat

(20,899 posts)
8. Surely one of the Gipper's most horrific utterances was "Government is the
Sat Aug 11, 2012, 08:48 PM
Aug 2012

problem." No, Gipper man, the problem is elected officials who use the power of their office to promote the welfare of special interests rather than the general welfare.

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