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Libertarianism's GrowthIn the 1980's, libertarianism grew substantially more popular and gained considerable influence in Republican administrations, though at the national level, the Libertarian party still fared poorly. However, in the 2000's, libertarian ideas have some influence on other parties; for example, as of late, some Republicans are seriously proposing eliminating the IRS and income tax. Also, George W. Bush's "personal accounts" for Social Security are modeled in part upon "privatization" proposals long supported by some libertarian groups like the Cato Institute as a means of dismantling the social safety net.http://www.cato.org/new/02-05/02-24-05r-2.html Other achievements hailed by libertarians in the last few decades include: Despite these and other victories, most libertarians consider current governments to be very unlike their ideal governments; in the United States, policies like the War on Drugs and the expansion of entitlements like Medicare lead some libertarians to believe that the government is more intrusive now than when libertarianism first gained political influence.
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