Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit
A small level of taxation is necessary for the very basic structure of society; police, a judiciary, roads, etc. But the vast majority of what our taxes pay for don't help the economy.
You seem to be implying that the U.S.A. should cut spending. Well, that's a great idea, and I'm all in favor, so please point me out to the political party capable of doing so.

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have demonstrated the spine to make meaningful cuts. In fact, the last five years have been an unmitigated disaster for anybody who believes in smaller government. We either need a third party, or we need a split government again. Both of our major parties have behaved like teenagers with daddy's credit card whenever they've had a lock on the government.

I've heard the starve-the-beast arguments, and I'm not impressed. Show me where it's worked. Please. Please.