'ArtM72' pid='17631' datel Wrote:And yet another irony established. American Republicans accuse President Obama of aspiring to European style democracy even while they promote the failed European fiscal austerity model. Sometimes I wonder if all remaining Republicans are all short sellers :-)
Well, I don't know about that, Art. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the Republican ideal of having a small state, that's perfectly legitimate and traditionally a characteristic of the US. I, in fact, wouldn't want to change that as for me the world is a laboratory so it's more interesting if it's more diverse, as there are more "experiments" going on simultaneously to distill conclusions from.
Where I part is that there is no economic necessity for a small state (look at the Nordic countries, or Germany, or the Netherlands), what matters is not the size of the state, but the efficiency of it's policies and institutions.
Also, now, a time when the private sector is deleveraging still, is about the worse time to embark on reigning in the state.