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This Month's Topic

What should the government role in the economy be?

The original liberal-conservative split was political: monarchy, order, and tradition versus democracy, revolution, and change. With the Industrial Revolution, the question turned to economics and the idea of "economic rights". It was unfettered markets and social stability versus workers rights and government involvement. In the post-Industrial Age, the issues may be different but the question remains: how involved should the government be in economic decisions?