Stephann
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*laffing* A few questions:
What social engineering laws would you think should come off the books?
All of them. It's not the government's business to determine right from wrong beyond the very limited scope of what I already mentioned (i.e. I'm free to do whatever I want, so long as I don't infringe on others in the process.) This means most of the social no-no's stay on the books; murder, rape, drunk driving, etc. There are situations that fall into a grey area; I believe gay couples should be allowed to adopt just as heterosexual couples, for example, but only if they are held to the same standards as heterosexual couples. I believe I should be allowed to own guns, any type of guns (after all, it's a constitutional amendment) but not, say, large quantities of explosives. I'm against most form of drug laws; if people wish to kill themselves in their own homes, that's their business. In removing the nanny-state restrictions, people are free to make their lives as great or pathetic as they wish; I believe it is the death of the concept of personal responsibility that has caused the most damage to this country.
When you say social liberal, you seem to be referring to your freedoms as opposed to the "social liberalism" I usually hear about, which is "We need to take care of all these poor people (I don't mean financially poor when I use that word, but disadvantaged in some way, i.e. handicapped, gay, black, hispanic, illegal, etc.) So please correct Me if I am misunderstanding.
No, that's about right. A social liberal is one who believes in personal freedoms. I've not heard the term social liberalism particularly, though I abhor the concept that other people should be empowered through a socialist model. This is social engineering at it's worst; creation of religious, recreational, or educational activities that promote the agendas of government officials. The worst thing you can do for any segment of the population is 'take care of them.' It creates an entitlement system that hurts everybody; from the family who 'needs' ten years of welfare, to the society that doesn't benefit from the children of that family, since they grow up learning that they don't have to work since drugs and gambling are more profitable.
How do we strike the balance? With your lower taxes, do you feel that the money can be re-appropriated to a more efficient and morally good use as opposed to what we have now?
No question it can. I strongly believe the same thing Bush pretends; that tax money belongs in the hands of the people who use it best; the taxpayers. Instead of taking money from people who can least afford to spend it (remember, your Social Security taxes don't go towards a fund you'll make any real use of; it buys tanks, bombs, pays for corporate and agricultural subsidies, private jets for senators, etc etc) that money should remain in the pockets of the taxpayer. The money we spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could have, literally, purchased both countries outright. Or, it could have been spent on research and development of an alternate energy system. Or it could have simply stayed in our pockets and allowed us to do what we want with our money.
I don't argue that there should be no taxes; I'm arguing that we elect piss poor representatives who have a stake in the corporations that benefit from the misuse of those taxes. By drastically reducing what the government currently does, it stands a much better job of doing the job it's supposed to do; namely, create laws, enforce laws, and maintain a defensive military.
Bloat! A good word that I use often.
I am one of those oft maligned "independants" also. But I too have had a tendency in the past to vote Repub due to the fiscal and more (to Me) logical approach. I am no longer there, of course. In full agreement with the out of control spending. I have no major party candidate (that will end up with the nomination) that I can even come close to.
Me either. I'm voting for Ron Paul anyway; not because he'll win, but because I hope my single vote carries whatever tiny message it can to say that I'm sick of paying for the vultures to get rich on our fat sweaty asses lying in the sun.
Stephan
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