… The appropriate role of government is a central argument that needs to be faced and debated. Nuanced arguments about the specifics of intricately contrived plans (all of which will be revised, changed and overhauled before they become law) have their place, but they are less important than broad discussions of just how involved government should or should not be in addressing the challenges facing the country, one by one. Political candidates need to debate the rationale behind each issue where they call for increased government intervention — as well as to debate each point where they call for decreased government intervention.
The data show that Americans, in fact, have pretty discriminating views of the areas where they believe government has an appropriate role to play and where they think government should be less involved. There is no “one size fits all” view of government’s role. CONT.
Frank Newport, Gallup