“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.” IfsYearsGovernmentPoliticalPoliticsLibertyEconomicsLibertarianSocialismDesertSandLibertarianismFederal GovernmentEconomistShortageChargingFree GovernmentLimiting GovernmentFederalismFunny PoliticalFree Market CapitalismSaharaDesert SandSahara Desert Author:Milton Friedman
“And it's absolutely hypocritical for the political party that talks about states rights, to suddenly ignore states rights, that say that the federal government or federalism has no business in this kind of business.” KindStatesGovernmentPoliticalPartyRightsFederal GovernmentPolitical PartiesHypocriticalFederalismStates Rights Author:Gary Ackerman
“We also need to encourage Americans to become more fiscally responsible themselves. We can do this by redesigning our tax system into an expenditure tax with a single flat rate. ... We have to substantially reduce the size and scope of the federal government, fundamentally increase the role of the states in choosing their own practices, and bring decision-making closer to the people, not to unelected administrators. These steps are crucial to getting our nation on a path of fiscal, political and constitutional responsibility.” PeopleNeedsStatesGovernmentPoliticalNationsCan DoDecisionResponsibilityStepsRolesPracticePathTaxesIncreaseResponsibleRateSizeDecision MakingFlatsCrucialFederal GovernmentScopeExpendituresAdministratorsTax System Author:Edwin Feulner
“When the Founders thought of democracy, they saw democracy in the political sphere - a sphere strictly limited by the Constitution's well-defined and enumerated powers given the federal government. Substituting democratic decision making for what should be private decision making is nothing less than tyranny dressed up.” ShouldWellsGovernmentPoliticalGivenDecisionDemocracySawsConstitutionDemocraticTyrannyDefinedDecision MakingSpheresFoundersFederal GovernmentDressed Up Author:Walter E. Williams