The role of government
George Packer discusses the divide between Democrats and Republicans over the new stimulus packade that was voted through the Senate yesterday (or was it the day before?). He traces the discussion back to what has been the backbone in US politics, and in most countries with a left-right divide: the extent to which the central government should play a part in the running of a country.
Despite what opinion one might have under normal circumstances, surely desperate times like these, call for desperate measures. Every morning one wakes up to news of more and more people losing their jobs (usually low-skilled). It feels more important than ever that the government invests money in the right places to prevent this trend from escalating. I don't want to think of it as charity, but rather as a kind of occupational first aid. But what do I know?
Despite what opinion one might have under normal circumstances, surely desperate times like these, call for desperate measures. Every morning one wakes up to news of more and more people losing their jobs (usually low-skilled). It feels more important than ever that the government invests money in the right places to prevent this trend from escalating. I don't want to think of it as charity, but rather as a kind of occupational first aid. But what do I know?
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