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It's more of a libertarian point of view.  Less government.   Don't regulate social behavior like gay marriage.   But they don't care very much about our social safety nets.

I like the saying "fiscally responsible" better.    Really dig into expenditures, and results based budgeting.  See what works, instead of just passing legislation (and funding) to try out ideas that may or may not work.   Because honestly, both conservatives and liberals spend a LOT.  Just on different things.  Trump wants to increase spending in the military.   Why not figure out how to spend "better" first?  We all know there is tons of waste in military spending.   Focus on cutting waste and re-appropriating savings where it's needed most.  [/quote]

I think this is a good description of what people mean.  And I agree with you about "fiscally responsible", though that's not what people who describe themselves as OP says mean.  I have no problem with large amounts of government spending if it achieves good outcomes, but there is a lot of waste and bad policy.  Frankly, the private sector wastes as much, if not more, but that's not necessarily an excuse.  Part of the problem is that people on both sides think that spending on "administration" and "oversight" is wasted money (they think this about charity as well).  So these important functions get underfunded, and it's a self-fulfilling argument that government spending is ineffective and wasteful.  But, ultimately, entitlements like SS have done more for poverty-reduction than maybe any program in human history.  But when things work, it's easy to take them for granted and poke holes at the inevitable weaknesses.[/quote]

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