Rod & Betty Jo wrote:


....incidentally I do feel a Government should tax and spend as little
as possible but they are responsible for fulfilling the publics mandate
for desired services or functions.

I'm curious about how far you think that responsibility goes. If the public
desires universal "free" health care, for example, is the government responsible
to tax and spend enough to make that possible? What if the public desires
universal free ivy league quality higher education, or universal housing, or
universal sirloin steaks at hamburger prices?