Jeff Madrick: Case for Big Government

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Channel: Joe Friendly · 2008 · News & Politics

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Jeff Madrick talks at DEMOS about his most recent book, The Case for Big Government, arguing that an engaged government--a big government with insightful use of taxes and wise regulations--is necessary for the social and economic answers that Americans need desperately in changing times. Big governments of past eras fostered greatness and prosperity, while weak, laissez-faire governments marked periods of corruption and exploitation. A practical call to arms

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