Taxes And Spending:

So we’re supposed to be a bunch of rich white men that don’t want to pay their taxes. I’ve heard that, and to be honest, there has been some truth to this statement in the past.

Libertarians want to eliminate or drastically reduce most federal taxes and services..

What does that mean?

Libertarians want to give states and local municipalities more control over the services that are provided to you on every level. Candidates on the local and state level have more accountability, and are easier to reach than your President or Senator. If bureaucracy is holding up a service, its doubtful that your Congressman is going to help you. That’s just not what they do.

But if you live down the street from the lady that controls the local budget, you can generally get your message to her without having to file a class-action lawsuit. Besides, your local government knows its area better, and can better help figure out what is best for the area. Not all areas are the same.

If you live in a liberal state, chances are, that if the federal government stops supporting a local program, the state or local government will take that program over. This would likely be more efficient, because it hasn’t had to go through a bunch of conservative Senators from Georgia to get signed into law.

There’s a good chance that Massachusetts’s’ social programs would increase, probably without the large tax increase you’d see from the federal government if they did the same

Of course, if you live in Mississippi, there’s a good chance your social programs and taxes would both decrease dramatically. If you live in a large metropolitan city down south, maybe the local government would pick-up the program and tweak it for efficiency. A true libertarian would be against this, but we’re all about choice!

And then there’s the competition factor. If you have 50 different ways to test something out, before long the other 49 states will adapt to compete for jobs and quality people. This doesn’t happen with a centralized system.