Apologies for the political observation, but I'm a history buff and I found your comment interesting. It used to be that progressives would resoundingly argue

Apologies for the political observation, but I'm a history buff and I found your comment interesting. It used to be that progressives would resoundingly argue for smaller, more efficient government that achieves desired social goals. Somehow over the last 50 years they stopped doing this, and instead got into some kind of pissing match with conservatives over the size of government. It'd be great to get back to a discussion around "what are your goals, what are the trade-offs you are willing to make, and what is the most efficient way to achieve them?"