In your idea of a perfect country, what exactly would be the role of Government?

I don't mean Democrat, Commie, Fascist, I mean what exactly would their job be.

?2011-09-07T13:50:48Z

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Police, military, courts, infrastructure, minimal regulations on business (enough to prevent monopolies, price gouging, and unethical practices). Maybe a few other things, but not much else...see link below, that sums it up pretty well.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_watchman_state

Anonymous2011-09-07T20:48:41Z

To protect the citizens from outside evils as well as internal ones.

Anonymous2011-09-07T20:48:43Z

Before the Fed was established

Anonymous2011-09-07T20:49:46Z

Running the Military, the FBI and CIA...

The states should do the rest...