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DemocracyMouse

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58. Things have gotten so complex on planet Earth...
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 06:09 PM
Jan 2019

We need to mold the morass of information into large aggregate clumps of information – an information operating system if you will.

Hence:

All the noise about government, economics, courts, laws, culture, education, roads, hospitals, etc gets grouped into:

Regenerative infrastructure
...........catalyzing.............
>>>>Civic economy<<<<


(not socialism vs capitalism)

You are correct. nt sheshe2 Jan 2019 #1
Not quite. Let's think deeper, more long term.... DemocracyMouse Jan 2019 #16
Pretty sure the OP covered that. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #19
A country of over 325 million cannot have a small government. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #31
A big, complicated Country requires a robust, responsive government... annabanana Jan 2019 #50
With somebody intelligent MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #52
And having a competent electorate requires work. And awareness of the actual issues, guillaumeb Jan 2019 #61
The interesting thing is "small government" will hurt the people pushing it most. Blue_true Jan 2019 #54
Great point! dragonlady Jan 2019 #64
Haven't heard the term "regenerative infrastructure" before. EarnestPutz Jan 2019 #37
Things have gotten so complex on planet Earth... DemocracyMouse Jan 2019 #58
I'm with you. The role of government in a market economy is PatrickforO Jan 2019 #42
No right-winger will have the foggiest idea what ""regenerative infrastructure" means. pangaia Jan 2019 #43
Good points by all above! Thanks for groking my squawking DemocracyMouse Jan 2019 #55
Nope. But I have no idea. pangaia Jan 2019 #62
Well, that's because they're so busy "degenerating".... DemocracyMouse Jan 2019 #57
It's like the national debt LeftInTX Jan 2019 #2
Repugs want government volstork Jan 2019 #20
they want a government just big enough to protect them from their slaves DBoon Jan 2019 #26
Charlie Pierce is on it! volstork Jan 2019 #3
Wow. Ok. Maybe some are talking it. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #5
my favorite paragraph Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #7
Yes, absolutely manor321 Jan 2019 #4
I think there is a new hunger for effective government and delisen Jan 2019 #6
The example I use jmowreader Jan 2019 #8
Yes. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #17
You are correct, and volstork Jan 2019 #22
Jeeze, if government controls all that stuff, it certainly must be too big ! pangaia Jan 2019 #44
Yes! volstork Jan 2019 #49
That narrative is not meant to get rid of departments or services Perseus Jan 2019 #9
+1. Nailed it, nicely said. yonder Jan 2019 #14
You've just described the oligarchy system that's running Russia now FakeNoose Jan 2019 #34
Its like The Church volstork Jan 2019 #51
Not sure I am following your point? That the Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #10
The right had been saying we don't need much government. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #13
Basically, I think, yes. They hate what they sneer and smear as big government. calimary Jan 2019 #18
Thanks for explanation. I imagine some learned from it. But, living Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #24
" Although they wanted to help, they couldn't because of rules/policies." pangaia Jan 2019 #53
Problem is, most of them were not affected by it at all. pangaia Jan 2019 #47
This libertarian bull has been going on ever since James Buchanan and his band of merry men turbinetree Jan 2019 #11
Jodey Arrington is on the House Ways and Means Committee... czarjak Jan 2019 #12
Excellent point! orangecrush Jan 2019 #15
Yes. Let's hope it lasts. yardwork Jan 2019 #21
To me this is the most important idea of the day! Thank you! ancianita Jan 2019 #23
Why would anyone vote for a candidate who has disdain for government? CrispyQ Jan 2019 #25
Jesus, guns, minorities. I'd guess these are there top 3 reasons GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #27
Unfortunately that requires.... doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #28
K and R Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #29
The GOP loves these points ... TwistOneUp Jan 2019 #30
Not sure the GOP wants true "Religious freedom" erronis Jan 2019 #36
Another bullshit narrative along with trickle down economics, yet intelligence challenged world wide wally Jan 2019 #32
K&R northoftheborder Jan 2019 #33
Here is the thing about big vs small government and how the RW sells it to voters.. world wide wally Jan 2019 #35
the problem has a name: "submergence" nuxvomica Jan 2019 #38
Kind of like "women's work".. you know, the boring, maintenance kind of stuff. annabanana Jan 2019 #48
The Washington Post has reported on this aspect of the damage to the GOP. Nitram Jan 2019 #39
If government is the problem, Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #40
Clearly, to screw it up. . . .n/t annabanana Jan 2019 #46
national parks destroyed, HUD payments halted, etc. n/t CousinIT Jan 2019 #41
"Big, Complicated Country needs Robust, Responsive Government" annabanana Jan 2019 #45
Yeah...I always push back on that argument. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #56
I posted about this earlier in the week. These people want to eliminate 'the state'. GoneOffShore Jan 2019 #59
Great point. Pepsidog Jan 2019 #60
K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #63
WHEN AIRLINE GROSS RECEIPTS DROP 5% homegirl Jan 2019 #65
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