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Abolish Everything

Abolish Amtrak • WHY SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RUN A TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION?

Abolish Antitrust Law • LET BUSINESSES SUCCEED OR FAIL ON THEIR MERITS.

Abolish the Army • IMMEDIATE ATTACKS ON OUR SOVEREIGNTY WOULD COME NOT FROM LAND BUT FROM THE SEA.

Abolish Borders • LINES DRAWN BY GOVERNMENTS DON’T HAVE MORAL MAGIC.

Abolish the DEA • THE AGENCY’S 50-YEAR WAR ON DRUGS IS DOOMED TO FAIL.

Abolish the Department of Education • DON’T JUST MERGE IT WITH ANOTHER DEPARTMENT—KILL THE PROGRAMS.

Abolish the Department of Transportation • IT DOESN’T EVEN BUILD THE ROADS. IT JUST INCREASES COSTS.

Abolish the EPA • RESOLVING INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS DOESN’T REQUIRE THE EXISTING BUREAUCRACY.

Abolish the FCC • LET THE INVISIBLE HAND REGULATE THE INVISIBLE RESOURCE.

Abolish the FDA • ITS BURDENSOME DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS KILLS MILLIONS THROUGH DRUG LAG AND DRUG LOSS.

Abolish the Fed • IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE AMERICA WITHOUT THE FEDERAL RESERVE, BUT A CENTRAL BANK IS NOT ESSENTIAL TO A FUNCTIONING ECONOMY.

Abolish the Federal Minimum Wage • POVERTY CAN’T BE FIXED BY A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL SOLUTION THAT PUTS PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.

Abolish Federal Student Loans • THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN PROVIDE LOANS AND HELP PROTECT STUDENTS FROM LOW-QUALITY PROGRAMS.

Abolish FOIA • FOIA HAS NO TEETH AND BUREAUCRATS ABUSE ITS EXEMPTIONS. LET’S REPLACE IT WITH PROACTIVE DISCLOSURE INSTEAD.

Abolish ICE • THE AGENCY DISRUPTS COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES, FOR NO GOOD.

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How Republicans and Democrats View Federal Agencies

Abolish the IRS—and the Income Tax Too • POLITICS HAS CORRUPTED WHAT WAS ALREADY A DEMEANING SYSTEM.

Abolish the National Park Service • PRIVATIZATION CAN MAKE AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND BETTER MAINTAINED.

Abolish the NSA and CIA • ENDING THESE UNACCOUNTABLE AGENCIES WOULD SAFEGUARD CIVIL LIBERTIES AND IMPROVE INTELLIGENCE GATHERING.

Abolish Obamacare • THE LAW HAS BECOME A BROKEN WELFARE PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T NEED IT.

Abolish the Small Business Administration • GOVERNMENT-BACKED LOANS PRIVILEGE THE FAVORED FEW OVER THEIR COMPETITORS.

Abolish Social Security • SOCIAL SECURITY IS BUILT ON AN UNJUST, UNSUSTAINABLE TRANSFER OF WEALTH FROM POOR TO RICH.

Abolish the TSA • PUT AN END TO THIS INVASIVE, TIME-WASTING SECURITY THEATER.

Abolish the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau • THE STATES ALREADY OVERREGULATE ALCOHOL. THERE’S NO NEED FOR A FEDERAL LAYER OF RED TAPE.

The Backpage Trial Finally Ends—With a Suicide and a Sentencing • UNFAIR ALLEGATIONS OF SEX TRAFFICKING CHILLED FREE SPEECH ONLINE AND RUINED LIVES.

Blaming Bill Buckley

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