I admire what I believe is the conservative understanding of the limits of government and what it can do. I think they are more realistic than those of us who lean more to the left. There's a fair amount of truth, in my opinion to the idea that "government is the problem not the solution." I do think the private sector will generally do most jobs better than the government will (they just won't do it for free). While far from perfect, I think capitalism is a far more effective economic system than others because it taps into the way people actually are rather than the way we wish we are. A classic fiscal conservative, I think has a hard-eyed view of the world as it is that I think is noteworthy.
I think the only reason I won't type myself as at least a fiscal conservative is because:
a). The whole anti-tax idea doesn't really get me going (maybe cause I'm too poor to pay income taxes?
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b). I do tend to support some government social programs as poor quality as I think they often end up being because the private sector doesn't offer any guarantees for those who can't afford privatized services.