And if you shrink the government, you put millions of people out of work. The economy can’t handle that.
I could go on. It’s covered well in both these videos. One is very entertaining (and short). The other is just the facts and more useful, but I recommend watching both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlN28DoL5qA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEZh9PKr8s
The libertarians don’t quite get that. What are all those bureaucrats going to do when they are fired? They’ll be unemployed, on welfare and end up with lower paying jobs. Then they will have less money to spend in the economy, less money to spend in restaurants, stores, etc. Then those businesses won’t do very well...
We may have to do it but at least be aware of the consequences