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==Political Orientation==

==Political Orientation==

Although many of the Institute's political positions are shared by [[social conservative]]s, the Institute's brand of [[conservatism]] leans more [[libertarian]]. The Institute takes a [[laissez faire]] approach to marriage, calling the federal marriage amendment “unnecessary, anti-federalist, and anti-Democratic.<ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6379</ref>” 

Although many of the Institute's political positions are shared by [[social conservative]]s, the Institute's brand of [[conservatism]] leans more [[libertarian]] and [[globalist]]. The Institute takes a [[laissez faire]] approach to marriage, calling the federal marriage amendment "unnecessary, anti-federalist, and anti-Democratic."<ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6379</ref> The Institute also supports mass migration and [[open borders]], and it opposes increased border security and attempts to crack down on [[illegal immigration]].

The Institute also supports the total abolishment of several federal agencies including the agencies of [[Department of Commerce|Commerce]], [[Department of Education|Education]], [[Department of Energy|Energy]], [[Department of Agriculture|Agriculture]], [[Department of Labor|Labor]], [[Department of Interior|Interior]], [[Department of Transportation|Transportation]] and [[Veteran]]s Affairs. Cato also supports the privatization of several federal services, including [[Social Security]].   

The Institute also supports the total abolishment of several federal agencies including the agencies of [[Department of Commerce|Commerce]], [[Department of Education|Education]], [[Department of Energy|Energy]], [[Department of Agriculture|Agriculture]], [[Department of Labor|Labor]], [[Department of Interior|Interior]], [[Department of Transportation|Transportation]] and [[Veteran]]s Affairs. Cato also supports the privatization of several federal services, including [[Social Security]].   

The [[Washington Post]] referring to Cato’s policies stated, “"A soup-to-nuts agenda to reduce spending, kill programs, terminate whole agencies and dramatically restrict the power of the federal government.<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9261</ref>"

The [[Washington Post]] referring to Cato’s policies stated, "A soup-to-nuts agenda to reduce spending, kill programs, terminate whole agencies and dramatically restrict the power of the federal government."<ref>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=9261</ref>

==Funding==

==Funding==