re: "Speakin for myself and presumably most of the folks here, all I want the gubmint to do is leave me alone as much as possible."
I agree with that, except for the "as much as possible" part.
Government should exist to HELP its citizens, not to saddle them with obligations for expenses and services they don't wish to incur. Government should finance its operations with tariffs. It could be done. We had all the government we needed in 1910.
Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months