Why Small Government?
Priority #1: Set a small government agenda
To make government small, we must advance a small government agenda — and put Big Government on the defensive.
Why Small Government
Small government is a night watchman. A skeleton crew. A tiny institution restricted to defending our lives, liberty, and property.
Why Not Big Government? The Five Iron Laws
What’s the matter with government? Why doesn’t Big Government work? Why don’t the politicians fix it? Why can’t we run it like a business?
It’s not because the wrong people are in charge. It’s not because we have the wrong policies. It’s not because we’ve failed to implement the right reforms.
Big Government is the problem.
Consider the Five Iron Laws of Big Government:
1. Big Government Programs don’t work.
Big Government Programs don’t solve the problems they were created to solve. They don’t produce the results they were intended to produce. They don’t deliver …
Why We Need Small Government Proposals
You can’t make government small – without proposals to shrink Big Government.
All That is Necessary for the Continued Growth of Big Government is for Us to UN-do Nothing
Big Government politicians go to Washington, D.C. or your state capitol with a pen — to write new laws and expand government programs. Small government politicians go with an eraser — to reduce, remove, repeal, and roll back Big Government powers and programs. Small government politicians go to UN-do Big Government.
Tax Limitation: A First Step, Not the Last One
Proposition 13 rolled back property taxes and put a lid on Big Government growth in California. In 1980, Proposition 2½ limited property tax increases to 2 ½ % each year in Massachusetts. In 1992, TABOR both limited state expenditure growth and mandated refunds to taxpayers of all surplus revenues in Colorado.
Smaller Government? Smaller Than What?
When you hear the phrase “smaller government,” what does it mean to you? “Government smaller than it is today?” That’s what it means to most people.
Why Does Small Government Plus One Exception Add Up to Big Government?
Imagine what happens if each person advocates small government Plus 1 or 2 exceptions. The exception is always their first priority. Small government is their last priority.
The Weight Watchers Test
Are we moving toward bigger and bigger Big Government — or getting closer and closer to individual liberty, personal responsibility, and small government?
The Soberest Drunk In The Bar: Comparing Governments
Again and again, government-funded, government-run programs are touted as the lowest cost, most economical, highest value, and highest ranked.
10 Critical Ingredients To Ignite Small Government Campaigns
Poll after poll shows that most Americans think government is too big. They want to shrink the size of government. In order to advance small government, we must run and support campaigns — candidates for office and ballot initiatives — that feature bold, small government proposals.