Do you want small government or big government?

[Bears Grill]

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• I think majority among you here will agree that corruption is a big problem in the Philippines. If we liken corruption to a malignant tumor that's eating our country from the inside, then the proper course for remedy would be to shrink that tumor...to a size small enough that it has little opportunity to inflict major damage.
  
  Ask yourself. Have you ever come across a new Law or Bill being passed where you say to yourself "Thank you, lawmakers. My life is now easier or better because this"? Or is it, as is often true in my case, "WTF? ? !"
  
  I guess what I hope my thread title would stir up is a discussion about what kind of government we want to have and what kinds of policies we want to adopt. How much should be the top tax rate? Should we liberalize trade and reduce tariffs or get rid of customs altogether? Should we de-criminalize libel? Should we have an anti-trust commission to prevent "cartelization" of industries? Should we have a law that prohibits the hoarding of land for speculative purposes? Should we follow, wholesale, the American or British system of education? Should we do away the countless useless bureaucratic offices whose real purpose seems to be to collect fees? In the Information Age, it's appalling to see huge crowds milling around government offices just to secure some regulatory requirements. If they want laws followed, then they must make those laws easier to follow. Just ask any OFW in Singapore or Hong Kong how easy it is to transact with those governments (I think you can secure business permits or pay taxes there right from your laptop).
  
  Here's a link about small government.
  Here's a link about big government.
  
  Small government by country (from Wikipedia):
  1) Hong Kong
  2) Denmark
  3) Australia
  4) United Kingdom
  5) United States (I'm surprised by this)

[jack_bauer_v2]

small.

(US used to function as small government)

[JcBoY]

Whatever it is, Big or Small if our leaders are morally bankrupt and our criminal laws function good only for the poor it is still a hopeless aspiration, we need a revolution.

[<SMILE>]

With the current political situation in the Philippines by which
the elected dictates the electorate either by indirect and direct means,
small government would become a prelude towards authoritarian rule.

[salbahis]

1) Hong Kong

its a chinese special administrative region... similar to macau

afaik US is a group of independent federated states... under one federal government, each states has its own constitution and leader (governor)

[æRLO]

Philippines with a small government would more or less be the same as a Philippines with a big government.

In a big government, the politicians prey on the people; In a small government its the corporations that prey on the people. Unless the culture of greed and corruption in Philippine society is cured, then it really doesn't matter whether we have a big or small government--we are utterly f***ed one way or another.

[peewee_toot]

kung small government ba, mahulog na ba og murag federal gov na ang pinas?

kung pwede gani luzon, visayas mindanao lahi og mga head. para at least kung naay kurakot nga politiko, ang katong lugara ra pud ang mag-igo kung unsa ilang buhaton.

dili pareha sa situation karon nga ang naa ra sa luzon ang mga bulahan...