This wingnut meme has been popular for as long as socialism has been an all-purpose way to say no - longer than meme has even been a word.
Government is necessary to do the things that the market won't do or won't do fully enough to sustain democracy. The free market had centuries to solve the problem of reliable highways, and it didn't.
What the teabaggers really want is for government to go out of business, sold off in parts to the highest private bidder. Wonder whether the Chinese would bid...
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This wingnut meme has been popular for as long as socialism has been an all-purpose way to say no - longer than meme has even been a word.
Government is necessary to do the things that the market won't do or won't do fully enough to sustain democracy. The free market had centuries to solve the problem of reliable highways, and it didn't.
What the teabaggers really want is for government to go out of business, sold off in parts to the highest private bidder. Wonder whether the Chinese would bid...
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