Effective government is an essential component of a healthy, just
society. Government provides infrastructure and services that cannot be
provided by private enterprise alone. Government provides a judicial
system that allows our society to function in a civil, equitable, and
sustainable manner. Government provides coordinated planning and
incentives that help businesses adjust to changing circumstances.
Government provides the means to coordinate actions with other
countries.
Conservative ideology posits that smaller government is the solution.
What we really need is efficient and effective government. To make our
government effective we need to acknowledge the importance of government through
strong, progressive leadership.
The postings below have been tagged as being related to our progressive commitment to effective government. In some cases we show examples of the good things goverment is accomplishing, in other cases we discuss how government could be more effective by adjusting priorities or becoming more efficient.
