A Ponzi rip off then and now.
Keeping government limited is a practical approach to governing that opens the door to growth and prosperity.
Why?
Consider a fundamental difference between business and government. Any businessman operating successfully is in touch with reality, with change, and acts with speed to make adjustments necessary to survive.
Businesses are not democracies, so a CEO can execute what needs to be done on the spot.
Government is the opposite. It is allergic to change. They say government programs are like headless nails. Once in, they're impossible to get out. Programs produce interests who then fight change.
So it should be obvious that if we want a nation that is vibrant, in touch with reality, changing as it needs to in a timely way, the reach of government must be limited.
Consider Social Security....
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