The limited government message appealed to me. I recalled playing in a band and struggling to comply with overbearing tax laws. I remembered serving time with low-level drug offenders convicted under mandatory minimum sentencing laws. I thought back to the Mexican communities I had grown up in and the undocumented immigrants I knew who had been forced into a life of obscurity because of convoluted immigration policies. The assortment of unique experiences I had taken in over time suddenly swiveled full circle . . . A progressive outlook and the libertarian principles of limited government, voluntary exchange and personal liberty needn’t be mutually exclusive . . . The primary conviction that separates me from my progressive colleagues is that I don’t believe viable long-term solutions will emanate from a new government department or program. Indeed, I believe a large part of the problem is the government department and program. Its always awkward to describe a Salon article this way, but this article was a fairly good read.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 02:21:08 +0000
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