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15 - Conclusion

Going Forward

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2024

Sidney A. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Wake Forest University School of Law
Joseph P. Tomain
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati College of Law
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Understanding the government’s role in achieving the nation’s fundamental political values provides a roadmap for appreciating why time after time, the country has expanded government sometimes in bunches and sometimes in smaller batches. Government has been necessary to create, sustain, and expand markets, to protect people from economic loss and physical injury, and to maintain a social safety net for people mired in poverty due to age, health, or market conditions, not of their doing. History establishes that the defenders of government have a good story to tell. But they must tell it. The future of the country depends on appreciating what the government does and why it does it because the government remains essential to achieving our nation and its values.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Conclusion
  • Sidney A. Shapiro, Wake Forest University School of Law, Joseph P. Tomain, University of Cincinnati College of Law
  • Book: How Government Built America
  • Online publication: 08 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009489386.016
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  • Conclusion
  • Sidney A. Shapiro, Wake Forest University School of Law, Joseph P. Tomain, University of Cincinnati College of Law
  • Book: How Government Built America
  • Online publication: 08 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009489386.016
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  • Conclusion
  • Sidney A. Shapiro, Wake Forest University School of Law, Joseph P. Tomain, University of Cincinnati College of Law
  • Book: How Government Built America
  • Online publication: 08 May 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009489386.016
Available formats
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