The split between fiscal and social conservatism

There may be other reasons not to focus on the economic impact of libertinism, but it is foolish to claim that it isn't existentially relevant when discussing public policy. From Mark Steyn

The Fluke Charade - Mark Steyn - National Review Online: " . . . the Fluke story is a useful reminder that the distinction between fiscal and social conservatism is generally false. As almost all those fashionable split-the-difference fiscally conservative/socially liberal governors from George Pataki to California’s pathetically terminated Terminator eventually discover, their social liberalism comes with a hell of a price tag. Ask the Greeks how easy it is for insolvent nations to wean the populace off unaffordable nanny-state lollipops: When even casual sex requires a state welfare program, you’re pretty much done for."