“You can have very big local government. By big, I mean very engaged government. Do you measure it in terms of the number of laws? Number of employees? You could make arguments for either one. I tend to think the axis of the size of government is the wrong concern. But I do think that situating power more locally is a legitimate approach.” ThinkingMeanBigsGovernmentLawTermNumbersApproachConcernArgumentSizeLocalsEngagedEmployeeAxesLocal GovernmentSize Of Government Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I think part of the reason the Tea Party has resonated is that people feel disempowered. The Tea Party says, "You are out of power because of big government." Then some Democrats tend to respond by saying, "No, you're wrong, you're not out of power." It's a sense that doesn't resonate with people's lived experience.” PeopleThinkingFeelsReasonBigsGovernmentPartyDemocratTeaSaying NoTea PartyBig Government Author:Zephyr Teachout
“It's a lot harder to push forward things, like energy policy. There's a big dream out there about wind and solar power.” DreamBigsEnergyPolicyWindHarderEnergy PolicySolar Power Author:Zephyr Teachout
