@Phil You my friend are completely snowed and completely brainwashed.

Which countries provide the highest quality of life, including material prosperity, to the broadest group of people? The Nordics, by a long mile. Small government is not the key. Argentina has been a basket case for decades, and I don't know what the result of its current experiments will be, but whatever happens the mechanism will not be "small government universally good".

@Phil I wish you had examples of a stable, actually existing, actually prospering state that proves your point. What country in the world do you want the United States to become more like. Obviously not Argentina. It's going through changes, it's not a stable thing. Is there anywhere that approximates what you want?