American Government health spending seen hitting $1.8 trillion

[Kasz216]

Squilliam said:

Kasz216 said:

I'd guess because state rights, sometimes leads to state irresponsibility.

 

Even the state governments have a spending problem lately, despite the fact that by law they aren't allowed any deficit....

So for the most part States are still more responsible fiscally than the federal government. I suspect that there are many states which post a surplus or a small loss. People are much better at borrowing and spending from their own financial limits than from a collective.

True, I just think such things would kind of hurt their cause with the general voter anyway though due to...

1) The above, IE states not being perfect, so just not having these rights is easier.  Since those that will vote for them mostly don't want these programs anyway.

2) Some conservative social issues are ones that they don't want being controlled by individual states, these are things that can technically ignored by "Small government" but not "States rights".   For example a gay marriage ban or anti-aborition ban.  These would technically be "Big Government" type laws....

but wouldn't cost anything.  Since it would expand the government's power, but not it's size.