Small government
About
The phrase "small government" refers to the idea of reducing the scope of governmental power, typically by reducing the amount of funding it receives. Advocates of this idea often see government as inherently evil because it has an intrinsically coercive nature.
United States
In the United States, this typically means reducing the relative size of the federal government compared to that of the state governments, with the presumption that this would allow the states more freedom to make decisions for their own jurisdictions.
Advocates of small government policies most often self-identify as libertarians, "small-government Republicans", or fiscal conservatives.
Quotes
A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have....
Debate
Although this idea seems appealing and indeed would provide a number of benefits, there are also a number of serious flaws with the idea as most commonly stated.
Reducing the size of government gives people more freedom.- A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have.
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