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09-15-2010, 02:45 AM
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Should Government Stay Out of Social Policy Altogether?
I've been pondering a lot lately what role governments should play in their countries, and while I concluded that government definitely has a role in ensuring a stable economy, defense, safety-net programs, and public infrastructure - I am beginning to doubt what role it should have, if any, in a country's social policy. IMO debating non-issues like gay marriage, personal drug/alcohol consumption (as in off the roads, and not endangering anyone), abortion, or anything that involves closed doors, seems like a complete waste of time and resources on the part of politicians, that could be used elsewhere.
Let's take the US, for example. When people live in a country like the US - a country of the free - they have to be willing to make their own decisions without constant guidance from authority, yet people seem to want judicial guidelines for every facet of their lives - prop 8, "the war on drugs," censorship, etc. If people want a law for every little thing, they should move to a country ruled by fiat. Plus when social policy becomes such a major part of government, ass-backwards people like Christine O'Donnell or Sharron Angle end up being elected, one that wants to reinstate prohibiton (Angle), and one that has pretty much declared a personal war on masturbation (O'Donnell). Plus much social policy clashes with economic policy. Imagine how much money would be drained from the economy if Sharron Angle won her little war on vice? Or how much tax money the drug war costs? Or how much money could be made from gay weddings/marriage licenses? As I think I mentioned once before somewhere, this is a place where the TEA Party is being ripped apart. Libertarians say "yes yes" to these "sins" for their economic value, while "big-gummint" social conservatives are saying "no no." TL;DR - The government should ensure economic stability/prosperity, keep the land secure, give me infrastructure to use, protect the environment, and give me something to prop-up on when I fall, BUT STAY THE **** OUT OF MY HOUSE! And don't waste my tax money trying to dictate my personal life, when I am completely capable of doing that myself. For free, too. Who's with me?
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