Comments on: The Idea Is the Problem http://calibertarianalliance.com/2010/01/20/the-idea-is-the-problem/ Promoting Freedom, Capitalism and Peace on the West Coast Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://calibertarianalliance.com/2010/01/20/the-idea-is-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-184 admin Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:12:37 +0000 http://calibertarianalliance.com/?p=280#comment-184 It would be good to find out how people rate current government programs, and which ones they would support eliminating. Toll roads are commonly run by governments, so having government own the roads does not make them free. Many who support good public schools favor eliminating the federal role, and abolishing the Department of Education. As for Social Security, many have paid into it for years, and could not afford to pay taxes and save other money for retirement, so they are afraid when people talk about tinkering with it. A very real dependence on government makes people afraid, and all the propaganda from government employees unions won't change that to enthusiastic approval of government. It would be good to find out how people rate current government programs, and which ones they would support eliminating.

Toll roads are commonly run by governments, so having government own the roads does not make them free. Many who support good public schools favor eliminating the federal role, and abolishing the Department of Education.

As for Social Security, many have paid into it for years, and could not afford to pay taxes and save other money for retirement, so they are afraid when people talk about tinkering with it. A very real dependence on government makes people afraid, and all the propaganda from government employees unions won’t change that to enthusiastic approval of government.

]]> By: taras http://calibertarianalliance.com/2010/01/20/the-idea-is-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-183 taras Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:14:43 +0000 http://calibertarianalliance.com/?p=280#comment-183 of course, most people will say they want a smaller government with less services. but it would be better to ask specifics, which services will they give up. no Transportation Departments? Toll roads? No Education Departments? Private Schools? What about Social Security? when Bush tried to allow individual private accounts, look at the uproar. Then, in a Washington Post poll 56% disapproved of his approach. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35231-2005Mar14.html of course, most people will say they want a smaller government with less services. but it would be better to ask specifics, which services will they give up. no Transportation Departments? Toll roads?
No Education Departments? Private Schools?
What about Social Security? when Bush tried to allow individual private accounts, look at the uproar. Then, in a Washington Post poll 56% disapproved of his approach. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35231-2005Mar14.html

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