The Purpose of Government would be a logical starting point.If government is the only 21st century institution capable of providing every American who wants a job with employment, does that qualify as egalitarian?
Not unless you start with the premise that the purpose of government is to provide us with jobs. We need to get clear on that - the purpose of government. It's really the main argument these days, but hardly anyone bothers trying to pin it down.
I suppose there could be more than one...
There could be as many as we assign - spelling that out was the purpose of the Constitution. In my view, because government employs coercion as its means, the purpose and function of government should be limited to only that which justifies such extreme measures (thus, my sig line). Namely, that involves protecting us from bullies. Sadly, many people prefer a government that acts as the bully, proactively coercing others on their behalf.
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