I have an honest question about this position because I have several 
friends who say this, but to me it is intellectually dishonest 
because it basically says that you want social programs but are 
unwilling to pay for them.  It's kind of a feel good position to 
take.  Sure, we'd all like to see everyone have a nice place to live, 
great schools, excellent and healthy meals and health care for 
everyone, that's a socially liberal position and I don't disagree 
that it would be nice if everyone could have that, however who is 
going to pay for it?  Being fiscally conservative means that you want 
to basically take care of yourself and the government should have as 
little influence and power as possible, along the libertarian 
line.  So that means no taxes to take care of all those who can't 
take care of themselves.

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Shawn, Jim is pretty close to the textbook definition of what libertarians
think governments proper function is and it is not contradictory because
it excludes the social programs the left wing favors, but is also excludes
censorship of things like pornography that the right wing want to keep.

I used to consider myself to be a libertarian, but less so now.

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