How much government is enough?

Voters should carefully consider just how much government will be introduced into their lives as a result of electing either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton to the White House based on their respective policy proposals. No doubt limited government intervention is sometimes necessary, and even welcomed, when something cannot be dealt with at the individual, local, or state level as is the case with some federal policies that actually benefitted the American people: namely the Homestead Act of 1862, the GI Bill of 1944, and the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. These policies worked because they affirmed six basic questions when it comes to "how much government is enough"? Will the policy unify the American people? Will the policy make us safer? Will the policy make us more prosperous? Is the policy responsible? Will the policy promote self-reliance? And, is the policy the government's business? A negative response to any of these should make us skeptical concerning the policy proposal in question. Applying this criteria to what both Obama and Clinton would propose should obviously raise a healthy level of skepticism, and even rejection, from any voter in the general election since said proposals will increase government involvement in our private lives to unprecedented levels, which is something our founders never envisioned.