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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	You misunderstood
	Date:	3/16/2010 8:28:21 AM

I would never argue with you about WW's political bias, which is exactly the same as mine. And it does infect everything we say and write in here. :-)

As for government, I was always a small government conservative, even as a young man. Where my visceral disgust with government began was in 1998 when I started my own business. I had absolutely no idea how much government can negatively impact a business. I also had no idea how much government punishes entrepreneurs. I also had no concept how much hard earned money I had to spend each year to comply with a myriad of government rules and regulations, many of which are stupid or contradictory. And none of these issues even touch on taxes and the tens of thousands of dollars I spend each year just completing all the state and federal forms, not to mention what I actually pay in taxes.

I have said this often, but there are very few things government does well or efficiently. Because of that very nature, less is more. Not none...but limited. And most government should be at the local level where it is more accountable and elected officials are more likely to experience the results of their decisions.