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'''Big Government''' refers to a government that is excessively influential in the everyday lives of citizens, often due to its far-reaching agencies.

'''Big Government''' refers to a government that is excessively influential in the everyday lives of citizens, often due to its far-reaching agencies.

[[Ronald Reagan]] advocated a position that the government was too big, and smaller government would serve the people better in contrast to the [[left wing]] approach which has an emphasis on big government. [[Conservatism]]  as well as [[Libertarianism]] believe in smaller, more effective, government.

[[Ronald Reagan]] advocated a position that the government was too big, and [[Small government|smaller government]] would serve the people better in contrast to the [[left wing]] approach which has an emphasis on big government. [[Conservatism]]  as well as [[Libertarianism]] believe in smaller, more effective, government.

[[Pat Buchanan]] wrote:

[[Pat Buchanan]] wrote:

{{cquote|'''The mammoth government we have today is a result of politicians rushing to solve "crises" by creating and empowering new federal agencies.''' [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article58279.html]}}

{{cquote|'''The mammoth government we have today is a result of politicians rushing to solve "crises" by creating and empowering new federal agencies.''' [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article58279.html]}}

== Examples of big government policies ==

==Examples of big government policies==

* Banning [[same-sex marriage]]

*[[Socialism]]

* Banning [[Marijuana]]

*One-size-fits-all

* [[Creationism]] in [[public school]]

*[[Gun control]]

* Banning [[porn]]

*Federalized education

* High legal drinking age

*Court-legislated anti-Christian morality (''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', etc.)

* [[NSA]] spying

*Anti-[[homeschooling]] or -[[school choice]]

*Anti-[[religious liberty]]

== See also ==

== See also ==