Smaller Government Means Something Has to Give

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Alan Colmes routinely appears on TV and radio, providing a liberal perspective on current events. A couple of years ago I remember he said something that really caught my attention.

It was in response to a survey that showed the majority of Americans favor smaller government. I don’t remember his answer verbatim, but I recall it went to the effect that, “Yes, Americans say they want smaller government when asked, but if you ask for details, like, ‘Do you want public schools?’ ‘Do you want publicly funded roads?’ ‘Do you want government-funding for this program or that program?’ Americans overwhelmingly answer ‘Yes.’ Americans may say they want smaller government, but the truth is they want things that only a bigger government can provide.”

I really think Colmes hit the nail on the head with his statement.  Americans want smaller government, but they also want their government to provide services for them.

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Crisis of Confidence

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The following post is by Family Council staff member Christa Adams.

In 1979 Jimmy Carter spoke of the “Crisis of Confidence.” People had lost faith in the government, in their ability to change things and believed that the next five years would not be better than the previous five years. As he went on I wondered how this speech could have been from over three decades ago, because it felt like he was talking directly to me and my generation. As I watched this video of Carter speaking about low voter turnouts, I thought of the status updates that I see showing up Facebook calling young people to not vote and pictures proudly proclaiming, “Nobody for President!”

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