13 sats \ 4 replies \ @freetx 25 Mar \ parent \ on: A Culture Based in Lies is Doomed to Fail mostly_harmless
The small government winds up being a centralized large government.
I agree. A small govt model will lead to economic success, which then will result in a very attractive target for those who want to consolidate power. Additionally, the "good times and small gov" will lend itself to a populace that is not inherently anti-state (after all the state is pretty good now). Thus, they will be susceptible to being persuaded to increase size of gov.
I think this is a continuous natural process, something like the business cycle, but here its the "governance cycle". A play on the "4th turning" idea:
Small Gov -> Good Times Good Times -> Big Gov Big Gov -> Hard Times Hard Times -> Small Gov
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 26 Mar
It was easier to have small government and federalism before 1913:
Federal reserve act
Income Tax amendment
Popular election of senators
Scalia said popular election of senator killed federalism and states rights
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford OP 25 Mar
Wait... when do we go to small government? Do you mean after collapse? Do you have an example?
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @freetx 25 Mar
Yes, I think after the collapse we go back to less centralized gov.
Look at USSR transition -> Russia (I know Russia is not "free" and not "small gov", but decidedly less authoritarian than old Soviet system).
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford OP 25 Mar
For sure Russians today are better off than those living under communism. I'd be shocked if you could find a Russian that would disagree with that. So not really small gov but better and smaller.
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