BIG GOVERNMENT:


expanding communication


By CAI-Illinois Legislative Action Committee, Co-Chair, Kristofer Kasten


The term “big government” may mean different things to different people. Commonly, it is used as a pejorative term toward government to denote the belief that the government improperly intrudes upon the personal lives of the citizens with its excessive regulations and unnecessary agencies. However, many people do support the policies and programs established by government, and paid for using tax-payer money, that aim to provide assistance to those who are in need or protect those who have been marginalized. The divide between pro- and anti- “big government” (or more accurately, “big government” policies and programs) often falls along the partisan line of our country’s two major political parties. Regardless of where any individual may fall on the political spectrum, we can all certainly agree that it is important to be able to communicate with our elected officials to make our voices heard.


14 | COMMON INTEREST® • Fall 2020 • A Publication of CAI-Illinois Chapter


BIG GOVERNMENT: Expanding laws requires


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