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Monday, May 7, 2012

Liberty Pen: CATO Institute- Harry Browne: 'Smaller Government (1996)'

Source:Liberty Pen- 1996 Libertarian Party nominee Harry Browne speaking at CATO Institute in Washington.

"Would you give up your favorite federal programs if it meant you never had to pay income tax again? Presidential candidate Harry Browne lectured on returning government to its Constitutional size.  (1996)  Liberty Pen

Source:CSPAN

From Liberty Pen 

"Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Harry Browne spoke about the need for a smaller federal government. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience at the Cato Institute in Washington DC,." 

Source:CSPAN- 1996 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Harry Browne speaking at CATO Institute in 1996.

From CSPAN

Harry Browne speaking at CATO Institute in Washington saying that he was arguing in favor of smaller government. Well, even with smaller government you still have a government. Granted smaller government is still government. 

Harry Browne also went onto say that government doesn't work and doesn't anything do anything right and talked about abolishing the Federal income tax. So is he really in favor of smaller government, or no government? 

If Harry Browne wants smaller government, then he should be talking about what that smaller government would look like, what would that smaller government be doing, and how would it be financed. You don't hear him talking about that in this video.

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