Red Dawn
Senior Member
I wasn't passing it off as libertarian nirvana. As I explained, I gave it as an example of decentralization. Having governments cover less than 10 million people is pretty decentralized. Would any liberal seriously argue that the nations of europe would be better off abolishing all their programs and having the EU run them? If so, then why do they have such a hard-on for putting all the power in Washington DC?
I understand they have cantons with significant autonomy over local issues.
I don't want an all powerful federal government, who runs our local school boards, state parks, and local infrastructure and zoning laws.
I'm would be totally cool with a national government that was limited to providing a generous social welfare infrastructure, enforced civil rights, and regulated interstate commerce.
I'm frankly shocked that libertarians would cite this- i.e., switzerland; as an example of "limited" government. I thought universal healthcare and a generous national social welfare system was the anti thesis of what libertarians wanted.