The government...federal/state...has one and only one proper area of concern: Safety. Our individual safety from force. Why? Because individually we do not have the power to do it ourselves. I cannot defend against a foreign nation's attack or organized underworld mayhem. If I could, there would be no need for government. The concept of justice, critical to human survival, is nonexistent in an anarchistic society.
For the purpose of safety, the government may maintain a military, a police force, and courts for the peaceful resolution of disputes. Period. Every other government-assumed authority is improper.
Every other "social" goal, no matter how worthy and meritorious, must properly be achieved through voluntary means: charities, philanthropies, private endowments. A government's use of force against individuals, requiring them to provide and/or pay for such a goal, is a criminal assault and a violation of our individual right and glory to choose the course, content, and character of our lives.
An ancient greeting to a sojourning stranger had it concise and perfect: "If your camel's bags are empty of hate, linger at my tent and be welcome."
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