The problem with "less government" is there is really no other way to provide things that we find, as a society, to be worthwhile - like education and health care for people who couldn't otherwise afford it, disaster relief, etc. Without government regulations, there is no real way to ensure environmental protection - private industry acts for the benefit of their shareholders, not to the world at large. I suspect that Hurricane Sandy caused a few undecideds to come down on the side of "government has a role".
There is no question that some goverment spending is BS but with oversight and social media that will change.
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