HappySqurriel on 06 July 2011
To understand the answer to these questions you first must ask whether there is any evidence that government spending in these areas has ever been demonstrated to have any positive impact on these outcomes; and how this "positive impact" compares to the negative impact of the increased taxation, and the unintended consequences from government action.
In the vast majority of cases, there has been no demonstrated positive impact from government spending and significant negative consequences from government action and high taxation.
