Are we going big government? 

The two prominent forms of big government known to humankind are Fascism (National Socialism) and Communism.  The first is not about the good of the nation (but only to benefit the rulers), and the second is not about the good of "the people" (but only to benefit the rulers). 

Both forms of big government have their "enforcers".  Have we in the US the ideal thugs to do such dirty work?  Shall we feed them or replace their jobs with Fair Tax "technology"?  "Technology" is a means of furthering a private or social good (like liberty). 

From http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-new-gestapo-maine-gov-blasts-ma... :  

The ‘New Gestapo’? Maine Gov. Blasts Massive Expansion of IRS Agents

(Photo: AP via Politico)

Governor Paul LePage of Maine is making news for allegedly referring to the IRS as the “new Gestapo” Saturday, after blasting the president’s overhaul of our health care system.

He reportedly said:

This tax will add to the $500 billion in tax increases that are already in Obamacare. Now that Congress can use the taxation power of the federal government to compel behavior or lack thereof, what’s next? More taxes if we don’t drive Toyota Priuses or if we eat too much junk food or maybe even pea soup?

This decision has made America less free. ‘We The People’ have been told there is no choice. You must buy health insurance or pay the new Gestapo – the I.R.S.

Even more disheartening is that reviving the American dream just became nearly impossible to do. We are now a nation in which supports dependency rather than independence. Instead of encouraging self-reliance we are encouraging people to rely on the government.  [Emphasis added].