"Small government" is a code phrase for reducing the social safety net. Nothing more. For much greater detail about why Democrats and Republicans think they wa

"Small government" is a code phrase for reducing the social safety net. Nothing more. For much greater detail about why Democrats and Republicans think they way they do, read what the cognitive scientist George Lakoff has to say.[1] By the end things like "We respect life!" but "We want the death penalty!" on the same platform actually make sense. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Politics_%28book%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Politics_%28book%29