hey robbie. you are quite libertarian & i certainly agree with a lot of your points. thing is, part of being in a country with such enormous wealth, & has such a massive legal system, is that the government is looked to to solve every problem in life.
example - katrina kills new orleans...its new orleans fault being located below sea level, but their population (plus the public too by virtue of public opinion polls) demands that the government solve their crisis.
somewhere in the political media it is pointed out the public wants it both ways - low taxes, but unlimited services. politicians cant win either way. but when facing a crisis, the pols on both sides will spend money as the bottom line, because deficits & tax rates can be kicked down the road, as has been happening for a while now.
my personal beef with romney is his tin ear on his tax rates. he has flaunted that he is paying what the law requires & thats enough for him. He never empathizes that people who make crumbs compared to him have to pay higher tax rates, & (to me) there is a problem when a 100 millionaire has a lower tax rate then people who can barely afford to make ends meet. He seems to have no concern about that basic unfairness, & therefore does not relate to the common man. at least obama smoked pot.
