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The post-WW2 bureaucratic state became so massive that it was first possible, then desirable, to weaponize it against your opponents. This is why we should hav
by ARandomerDude 1y ago
The post-WW2 bureaucratic state became so massive that it was first possible, then desirable, to weaponize it against your opponents.
This is why we should have small government. If the government has a narrowly scoped role, the fear of the other side getting elected goes away. With huge government comes great concern about who’s in it.
As proof of that principle, how many people are really fired up about who is elected locally? How about nationally? The reason is the federal government has way too much power.
- rickydroll 1y agoDefine small government. My list starts with: -fund basic research in science and engineering -fund nascent beneficial commercial efforts where private interests fear to tread - supply infrastructure and services that are useful to most but are natural monopolies are network effects monopolies. (i.e. roads, rail,air, healthcare, research labs, weather services to name a few) - punishing cheating. i.e. fraud, externalities such as pollution, shifting costs onto the public to enhance profitability, and all forms of financial engineering. - protection against catastrophic loss - protection of vulnerable people - limiting corporations and individuals from gaining society distorting power.
- resize2996 1y agoWhere do you suppose that power goes, if not in the hands of the federal government? Do you think it neatly trickles down to the people?
- burnt-resistor 1y ago> The post-WW2 bureaucratic state became so massive Except that's a popular myth of the DOGE chainsaw crowd. The US is half the size of nearly every other advanced economy as % of GDP.