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Master Don Juan
Yep, i know! hehe... i just like to see what happens when people have to translate their ideology into reality. Do they admit there's a contradiction or not, and then, do they become pragmatic or not.Libertarians do not believe in no taxation and no police. That's anarchism.
The difference between believing in a responsible, limited government vs. the nanny state is akin to the difference between sitting on your porch and enjoying a beer on a hot day vs. being a full-blown alcoholic.
Did you know that there was no income tax in countries like U.S.A., Canada and Australia until the the 1910's? Let that sink in: no income tax on business or personal income. And yet, the military, police, postal service and other things that governments provide all existed back in those days. It could all be afforded without massive taxes and deficits. Granted, you did not have 19 intelligence agencies, 79 means-tested government programs, over 430 government departments, agencies and sub-agencies (this is solely for the federal government),
and a federal workforce that is now in excess of ten million people (over 3% of the entire U.S. population).
I agree that means tested programs are wasteful compared to just giving resident citizens a basic income, enough to pay for the bare necessity of staying alive. As for the other government agencies, i dont have any resolved idea of which ones are necessary and which ones are not.