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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (412573)	9/2/2008 2:40:30 PM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 1574685

For a democrat, at best, "limited govt" is defined as "paygo"... Grad your wallet....

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (412573)	9/2/2008 2:48:54 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574685

"Limited government" means realizing that the government's positive influence on a certain problem is limited and subject to unintended consequences, and that an overreaching bureaucracy usually does more harm than good. Maybe I don't understand the buzz words, but you are losing me. Would road maintenance qualify for an "overreaching bureaucracy"? Don't you have to get function specific instead of making sweeping generalizations? That's different than the big government advocates who see some problem in society and immediately jump to the conclusion that government as one big collective is the most effective solution. Usually such a mentality is accompanied with the phrase, "We have to do something!" Can you name one major infrastructure build in this country that wasn't done with the very active participation of the government?