May
07
2010
Big Government Delusions
Posted by ThirstyJon in Freedom Ideas, tags: Big Government, Liberalism, Liberals, Messianic State, Nanny State, Progressive Era, Progressivism, StatismHere is a quote from an Essay by James Dorn about how big government has wrecked the people it was supposed to help:
“When democracy overreaches, there is no end to the demands on the public purse, and the power of government grows. The Founding Fathers sought to create a republic with limited government, not an unlimited democracy in which the ‘winners’ are allowed to impose their will and vision of the good society on everyone else. In such a system politics becomes a fight of all against all, like the Hobbesian jungle, and nearly everyone is a net loser as taxes rise, deficits soar, and economic growth slows.” [Read More]


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