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Originally Posted by BlueK
Even the hardest core libertarians aren't against roads, police, jails and national defense. The republicans have never been that anti-government. But their problem now is that at least on government size and economic issues they're not that much different than the socialist leaning dems. That's why they seem to have no message right now other than social issues and war, which are not resonating.
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and that is part of Mike's hyperbole. Most people agree on minimal level of government services, but the politics of it all is that many politicians divert from primary activities to secondary activities in order to create a need for the primary activities and functions of government. It's a vicious cycle. Don't pay for the roads, pay for the pork first, and then say, "see Reps aren't paying for the roads."