r substantially reduces, more than 150 Federal programs that are not succeeding, are duplicating existing efforts, or are not fulfilling an essential priority; and creates an environment that encourages innovation, lowers the cost of doing business; and it promotes economic growth including the growth of exports from the United States (Ensuring American Prosperity, 2005).
Politics can be thought of as the bridge between individual material and economic interests on one hand, and the agenda of the state on the other hand. It seems clear that without the influence of politics the agenda of the state would dominate and the needs of the individual would be of secondary importance. Political activity, and in particular the activities of politicians that seek to correct injustice and curb the power of the state to push forward its agenda is the way the system finds equilibrium. Without equilibrium, workers would be at a disadvantage and could become demoralized and complacent. On the other hand, if the state were required to consider the impact of its decisions on
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