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Click here for 43 full quotes from Harry Browne in the book Why Government Doesn't Work.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details) |
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Abortion Abortion is wrong, but govt has no role in it. |
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Budget & Economy Get rid of $5 trillion debt by selling federal assets. Great Depression was caused by federal monetary policies. Politicians don�t want to reduce government. Reduce budget from $1.5 trillion to $385 billion. |
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Crime 5-point plan reduces govt role in crime enforcement. Most federal law enforcement is unconstitutional. No prison for victimless crimes nor white-collar crimes. |
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Drugs War on Drugs is a crusade against victimless crimes. Truth is a casualty in the War on Drugs. Marijuana is not unconditionally evil; allow medical use. |
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Education Teaching non-academic topics is cause of declining SATs. Importance of education no reason for govt control. Vouchers better than public schools; no govt is best. Feds out of education and states out of education. |
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Environment Privatize grazing lands and national parks. |
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Families & Children Enforcing �responsible entertainment� is censorship. Less govt & lower taxes means better child raising. |
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Free Trade �Trade aggression� meaningless, since both sides benefit. Free trade guarantees peace better than military. |
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Government Reform Government feeds growth of more government. Require shorter bills so legislators actually read them. Constitution gives people freedom FROM government. Great Society: federal takeover of ed., welfare, crime. Abolishing agencies only way to stop them from growing back. Government Doesn�t Work. |
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Gun Control Prosecute crimes, not possession of weapons. |
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Health Care Government can improve health care by getting out of it. Medicare has caused higher health costs. 1992 Health Plan all about coercion, not compassion. |
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Homeland Security War destroys without resolving issues. Wars have historically established nothing. 6-point plan to get government out of war programs. |
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Principles & Values Government means use of force instead of persuasion. Taxes and regulations are forms of government use of force. |
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Social Security SSI tax has risen from 2% to 15% & will continue to rise. One-time pay off of all people over 50, with means testing. |
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Tax Reform 10% flat tax OK, if no income tax returns. 5% sales tax OK, if income tax is eliminated. |
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Technology Competition makes high tech work--keep it unregulated. |
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Welfare & Poverty Community-based welfare ensured oversight & honesty. Welfare perverts natural incentives & hence destroys lives. 8-month transition, then end all welfare checks. |
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