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I posted this in the comments in Brad Delong's site and I think it pretty much sums up my philosophy well.

HIM: (another commenter, not Prof. Delong)

"What do you propose to cut from the federal budget? Be specific."

Everything. (That specific enough? ;-))

In rough order of importance of cutting:

1) All U.S. troops on foreign soils, starting with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait...and quickly followed by Germany, South Korea, and everywhere else.

2) Every single drug statute, and all drug enforcement activities.

3) Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security.

4) The Department of Education.

5) Department of Energy, Agriculture, Interior, etc. etc. etc.

In short, everything that wasn't there in the 1880s, when the federal government was actually following the Constitution. Which is essentially everything.

That would add 2 to 4+% per year to our GDP. We'd establish ourselves far and away the front-runners in liberty for the 21st century.


Posted by Mark Bahner at April 16, 2003 07:51 PM

ME:

I think anyone who seriously proposes to roll the government back to the 1880's should be willing to commit suicide at the point of their 1880's life expectancy. My rough estimate is that it would cost about the last 15 years of your life. Anyone not willing to make this deal should just sit quietly and watch FoxNews.

Posted by Christopher McGrath at April 16, 2003 09:34 PM
posted by Slim at 9:40 PM