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Cody asked in Politics & GovernmentGovernment · 1 decade ago

Libertarians: what should the government pay for...?

So libertarians believe that the government should be as small as possible.

Libertarians, if you could change the government's policies to fit your own ideals, what would the government control? What would it NOT control?

Update:

Also, how should the government pay for its programs, i.e. where does the money come from?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    National Defense

    Roads

    FBI

    National Parks

    NASA

    CDC

    Delete:

    Bring ALL troops home now! (Triple the size of the USAF and USN)

    DHS

    TSA

    Dept of Ed,

    Interior

    Indian Affairs

    BLM

    HUD

    This list goes on to explain the bloated state of national govt...

    Pay for it:

    repeal 16th Ammendment

    Institute excise Taxes applied equally to each State. Let the States figure it out.

    Embargo offshore goods to protect US manufacturing done in an Environmentally safe way.

    Close the borders and round up and deport ALL illeagals.

    That would really get things going towards economic expansion

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Like it says in the Constitution....Postal Roads and the Military.

    To pay for it: Simple, everyone should pay for it equally and the best way to do that is to tax the currency itself (ie. print a little extra to pay for the government. You would pay your taxes by having your dollar worth a little less than it would be had they not printed extra); that way the rich pay their fair share but not more than their fair share and the poor don't get away with paying nothing. Pretty much the way it is now minus the wealth re-distribution aspects.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    what would you loke the gov. to control and how do you thin k the gov, should pay for its programs. i would like to know. you post all these questions about liberals and never gives your thoughts on anything. . i just want the government to quit making me keep the poor and pay all the taxes for the wealthy.too much to ask?????????

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    you go looking for too much trouble. In fact you pay through taxes in the U.S.A. it should write to your dear and distinguished President.

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