Less Spending, Less Taxes & Smaller Government

By Carlos A. Rodriguez

Government is a cancer masquerading as its own cure.

We need to begin having a serious discussion about downsizing many of the programs and departments in existence such as: the Dept. of Energy, Agriculture, Education, Commerce, HUD, the Federal Reserve, the FDA, Homeland Security, etc.

Most, if not all, of these "services" do nothing more than interfere with the free flow of goods & services in a free market: the only true source of wealth generation. As a consequence, they should be eliminated, and if there is a legitimate need for such service, the private sector will through competition provide a better service or poduct at a cheaper price. Just think.. if the government were in charge of cell phones, we'd all still be carrying around a brick. It only took them half a century to make the DMV bearable, and that's still debatable!

Once we have begun to seriously slash spending, we must begin to deregulate much of the economy while reducing taxes on those who are in positions to create jobs, namely, small business owners. In simple terms, we have to put more money in the hands of business owners and make it easier for them to produce, so they can grow their business, and hire more employees by default. Privatize, deregulate, & reduce taxes...

From where I'm sitting, government is the enemy of small businesses and our economy. We must cut this monster down to size before it swallows us all up!