The Benefits Of Small Government? (soldier, revolution, Somali, economy)

[Motion]

To those who advocate for smaller government what exactly are the benefits of having smaller government?

[pghquest]

you dont drain capital out of the economy for government waste and you dont encourage people to stay poor..

[Ed from California]

I would ask the OP what the benefits of a large central government are?

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by Motion

To those who advocate for smaller government what exactly are the benefits of having smaller government?

Large and small are both subject to the individuals opinion.


You should be asking what government should/should not be doing and at what point is what they are/are not doing is a step to far.

That would make for a far better thread, far more intellectual discussion.

[Motion]

Can someone give some examples of when America had a prosperous period as a result of having smaller government?

[jacqueg]

Originally Posted by dsjj251

Large and small are both subject to the individuals opinion.


You should be asking what government should/should not be doing and at what point is what they are/are not doing is a step to far.

That would make for a far better thread, far more intellectual discussion.

I agree. If you judge a government to be good just because it is small, then somalia would count as a good government. And that is clearly an absurd contention.

[Stizzel]

Actually, wasn't the time when the Articles of confederation put into place right after the revolutionary war a true small govt........and didn't it end in failure?

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by Winter Soldier

Ah yes the Somalia Fallacy, they have no government, so your comparison is a absurd.

Somalia does have a government, it is so weak and so small that it can not function, just like the states under the Articles of Confederation.

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by Winter Soldier

It would have worked out, had it been given time..

11 and half years is time.

[dsjj251]

Originally Posted by Winter Soldier

Not really, Did we have civil and tribal warfare under the Article of Confederation? No.

Most of the issues were over trade, currency, and taxes, mostly issues that were solved without violence..

This idea that a small government some how always leads to Somalia is leftist meme that is on its last leg.

My argument is not that something like the Articles of Confederation leads to Somalia, no one has said that, its the analogy that a government that small can not function.

And no, those issues werent solved, thats the very reason we have a Constitution now.