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Originally Posted by BobR
My opinion of the federal government is similar to the founding fathers. The federal government should provide for national defense, international trade and treaties.
We can't have the states making their own independent armies, and negotiating their own international treaties, but we can have states take care of their own roads, education, etc.
With a small federal government and (possibly) larger state governments, the people can shop around for a state who's services are similar to what they want. We can have 50 (or more if the states will farm out things to the local communities) separate experiments in the size of government. If a state blows it, the citizens and businesses will eventually teach them a lesson by moving (we are now seeing that in CA, NY and others). On the other hand, if the federal government is too big, we're just stuck.
Experimentation and competition will tend to improve the system over time.
A one size fits all solution mandated from Washington leads to bloated government, wasted spending, excessive control of our lives and corruption.
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So you don't think the Fed should regulate Banks or that there should be National Parks etc?
What makes you think your "idea" will work? Where has it already been implemented or in what period in our History?
