Posted by agent858 on March 18, 2006, at 20:27:30
In reply to Re: small government ?agent858, posted by wildcard11 on March 18, 2006, at 20:09:12
> well i think government should help take care of people in need, help build shelters, help provide welfare/medical to those in need. i am glad they provide police for safety and emergency relief,
yep. me too.
though... some would disagree...
> however, i think if government were smaller w/ smaller pay then taxes for roads and schools etc. would be more readily available.
rofl!!!!! yes i agree 100%
i personally think that govt officials should get something along the lines of... an average civil servants wage.i've heard 2 arguments against that.
firstly...nobody would do it.
which is crap.
secondly...
they would be more inclined to corruption. MORE inclined??? hmm. i think that if someone succumbs to that they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 'but i'm only on an average civil servants wage' just doesn't cut it IMHO...
> ex: i think it is **fair that gas prices are sky high again but the US gov. profits and i do not see it put to use.
sure. you would think... it would go on researching environmentally friendly alternatives or maybe even... subsidising people making the switch to them (seeing as the technology is here already). yeah, i hear ya.
> it is very hard for me to explain in a way w/o possibly being deemed uncivil and i'm not trying too.
sure.
at the moment...
i guess we are only disagreeing on whether to call ourself a 'liberal' or a 'libertarian' or whatever...
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