When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Voters cannot hold officials responsible if they do not know what government is doing, or which parts of government are doing what.
Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.
Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.
Government has a legitimate sphere of operation. The problem arises when that sphere continually expands, encompassing areas where government lacks legitimacy.
Government is dysfunctional.
Politics is not about power.
I'm convinced that unless you have some public financing of elections, you are never going to remove the power of wealthy interests over elected officials.
It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be opposite. The power of ballot turns into the power of wallet. Some law-makers become law-breakers.
We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
It matters more how governments behave than how big they are.
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