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meow2u3

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18. Those who argue about the SIZE of government are distracting the people about their motives
Sun Dec 18, 2011, 06:17 PM
Dec 2011

Allow me to decode the real meaning of "small government": its working definition is "economic license for the superrich; serfdom for the 99%." Anyone who tells you different is trying to con you into acting against your rightful self-interest, just as the fat cats scammed the middle class into thinking they could become rich by voting repuke, accepting longer hours for less pay, and allowing the boss to ship their jobs off to Third World sweatshops, such as China, Vietnam, India, Myanmar, etc. The only rewards they got for following the small government propaganda were either pay cuts or layoffs, home foreclosure and/or eviction, and a rapid descent into poverty or near poverty.

These are the same "small government" conservatives who want "big government" when it comes to intruding into people's private lives and personal decisions.

What we should be discussing has nothing to do with the size of government and everything to do with its quality. In other words, we should be debating good government, which does the will of the people, versus bad government, which sells out to the highest bidder.

I'm not a small government person. I'm a proponent of good government, even if it means politicians must miraculously grow the spine, guts, and gonads to bite the hands Big Business and their hired goons, i.e., paid lobbyists, that feed them, at the risk of losing their political careers.

I am more of a "the people create government" person quaker bill Dec 2011 #1
"If all men were angels, no government would be necessary." James Madison n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #4
I'm gonna steal that one. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #15
The problem is not "too many government programs for the public or the people..." Bogart Dec 2011 #2
Government is the people it employs quaker bill Dec 2011 #9
I am not sure I can see why if these jobs are useful. Mass Dec 2011 #10
Everyone has seen it... Bogart Dec 2011 #13
I am sure there are cases like that, as there are in the private sector. Mass Dec 2011 #14
Freeper alert UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #22
'The private sector is more efficient' LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #28
Look no further than the news regarding the raiding of the SSTF. Bogart Dec 2011 #31
Anyone who thinks "private enterprise" is by definition more hifiguy Dec 2011 #30
One would hope that a government budget would be 100% overhead kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #16
Well, if you your "wish," were to come true, Bogart Dec 2011 #19
Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2011 #3
You should either: (1) run for President, or (2) become a Democratic speech writer. wakemewhenitsover Dec 2011 #5
Wow. You make me blush. mmonk Dec 2011 #8
Nor am I etherealtruth Dec 2011 #6
k&r Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #7
k&r Mass Dec 2011 #11
I'm not either.. and glowing Dec 2011 #12
Interesting points. mmonk Dec 2011 #17
I believe most countries address education as a national issue. glowing Dec 2011 #20
Those who argue about the SIZE of government are distracting the people about their motives meow2u3 Dec 2011 #18
Yes. Excellent. mmonk Dec 2011 #21
Small Govt or Responsible Govt??? dshort Dec 2011 #23
I think this is the major political issue of our time... kentuck Dec 2011 #24
+1000! LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #25
At the risk of being attacked.... kentuck Dec 2011 #26
I am a little confused. Has someone charged that you are a "small government" person? grantcart Dec 2011 #27
Nope. mmonk Dec 2011 #32
Ideas are Great - but Reality in Implementation trumps BOHICA12 Dec 2011 #29
D'accord. ..... 'Big Government' that makes life better for its citizens is a good thing. marmar Dec 2011 #33
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