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Old 05-20-2010, 02:55 PM   #18
Ksyrup
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
 
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Originally Posted by molson View Post
That's where I am - "small government" isn't a realistic option if you're already in a crisis. Small/Big government isn't as important as affordable government. If we can afford free federal ice cream for everyone every Sunday afternoon, great. But if we can't, it's hard to justify.

Exactly. Raising taxes in this scenario isn't to start or increase a bunch of entitlements that I wouldn't support in the first place, it's a responsible reaction to the crisis we're in, in an effort to get us back to a realistic small government option.
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