New rule: If you're making a point that involves use of the word "Government" as a proper noun, your point is probably dumb. Just to break it out a tiny bit -

New rule: If you're making a point that involves use of the word "Government" as a proper noun, your point is probably dumb. Just to break it out a tiny bit -- within the federal government, you have SS, Medicare, domestic discretionary spending and military spending. These 4 are radically different from each other, they get their revenue from different sources and have entirely different raisons d'etre. So, I repeat, if you're making a point about "Government", and you can't be bothered to delve into the least bit of detail besides some handwaving about "regulation" and "taxation", your point is stupid. I only read the first paragraph. Does he make a coherent policy recommendation anywhere? I can get "government this, government that" at my local tea party meeting.