Most Interesting WSJ Report

[Nemo]

on new conservatism and new liberalism.  Well enough worth the read to click over there.  And too interesting to bring it all in chunks.

But a good tease is below.  Its what liberalism is all about and the bad things of Reagan small govt conservatism.

Nemo*

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberal-crackup-1502456857

Ronald Reagan almost single-handedly destroyed the New Deal vision of America that used to guide us. Franklin Roosevelt had pictured a place where citizens were joined in a collective enterprise to build a strong nation and protect each other. The watchwords of that effort were solidarity, opportunity and public duty. Reagan pictured a more individualistic America where everyone would flourish once freed from the shackles of the state, and so the watchwords became self-reliance and small government.

Reagan was horrible, wasn't he?
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[JohnyMac]

Sorry I can't open your link. I will look for it in MrsMac's hard copy of the WSJ however just a quick comment.

I may be off a % or 2 here but I believe that 70% of the Federal budget is entitlements today. So it doesn't matter if Mr. Reagan or Mr. Trump wanted small government - And we all know that Trump doesn't want smaller government - It would not be possible.

Once you have an entitlement you gotz one for ever. Case in point - The Affordable Car Act will never go away. 

[grizz]

When did Trump say he does not want a smaller govt.?

[Nemo]

Try that link now.  I edited it and hopefully it will work.

If not, I will put on my plaging shoes.

Nemo

[JohnyMac]

Grizz, Mr. Trump is Progressive Lite.

As an example he wants to start a new entitlement for Child Care.  Hereis a link. He also was in favour of rewriting the Affordable Care Act rather than 100% eliminating it. Then replacing it with another government program.

There are other examples.

With that written, I am not anti-Trump by any means. 80% of his policies and direction I agree with.