Part of my issues with Teaparty is the same as my issues with Libertarians - theory seldom survives reality.
I'll ignore the ignorant responses you got and try to give you a representative one.
What would a tea party govern like?
Reducing the size and scope of government programs. This would mean cutting back all entitlement programs and eventually eliminating them. We would still keep programs in place to help people in emergencies, such as temporary unemployment benefits.
How? What would replace them in areas of the country where there just plain aren't any jobs? How will families with children manage medical costs, food, etc.? What happens when temporary unemployment becomes a long term situation as has been happening over the past year and is still ongoing?
I did say "We would still keep programs in place to help people in emergencies, such as temporary unemployment benefits" If it becomes a long term problem then the community will have to care for itself through voluntary donations and charity. Or darwin kicks in 
Reducing our global military footprint. This basically translates to no more foreign wars unless we are being directly and outwardly threatened. It also translates into removing many military bases from countries around the world that dont need our bases there, such as Germany.
I pretty much agree...that seems more doable but, there is a hidden reality to the military footprint - I believe what Eisenhower identified as the "military-industrial complex". The military fuels a huge sector of our economy both here and abroad. How will you deal with that loss, and the closure of industries and loss of employment in the towns supported by them and by subsidiary industries?
The internal military industrial complex would be ok as we would re-deploy the troops to the borders and they would still have to be run like they were before. It would hurt the foreign economies of the countries we leave but boost the economies of border states and towns. It would actually lead to increased employment by the US citizens who would now need to provide services to these military personell who used to be served by foreign citizens in the countries they are based in
Reducing the tax burden on americans of EVERY income level uniformly. This will be accomplished after slashing entitlement programs, government budgets, and government payrolls (read government workers will get a big benefits cut)
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As someone who once worked for the federal government - I find much of that last clause to be political rhetoric over reality. I was paid less than comparable private sector jobs, for one thing. Slashing worker's pay is punative measure aimed at workers who have done nothing wrong to earn it.
Slashing government budgets is often easier said then done, as is slashing entitlement programs. Assuming you do that - where will the burden of cost be shifted - to the states?
No we will have to go through a very tough period of national sacrifice to kick the entitlement habit. Everyone will have a standard of living hit and be affected. It isn't pretty or ideal but I feel it is necessary and am willing to make time and financial sacrifices personally for the future of our nation and my fellow citizens.
As far as what you said about government employees making less here is something for you to look at http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/Careers/10/11/cb.government/index.html. That is just salaries and doesn't include all the benefits. Government workers get very good health care with VERY LOW co-payments and personal contributions. The list of benefits for public workers far exceeds the benefits received in private sector employment.
I propose that NO GOVERNMENT JOB gets paid more than the private sector average as a combination of salary and benefits
