The 2020 Democratic debates so far have included not one question on fixing broken government. That's a mistake—especially when streamlining government can help it achieve key goals, like tackling climate change.
To challenge Donald Trump, Democratic candidates are debating leftist and moderate versions of progressive agendas. But what's needed most, polls suggest, is a candidate who addresses the main source of voter anger—Washington itself.
Nor is a spring cleaning of Washington bureaucracy inconsistent with expanding healthcare coverage and climate change initiatives. It may the only way to achieve them. These programs will cost trillions. Where does the money come from? Soak the rich? Voters may be skeptical. Trump's rejoinder is easy: Do voters want to risk a recession?
Obsolete and duplicative programs consume much of the discretionary budget. Any spring cleaning exercise would readily find resources needed for climate change activists to introduce carbon taxes as part of a package that reduces the overall tax burden. Republicans, too, are missing the opportunity. They talk about less government, but bureaucracy gets ever denser and the deficit ever larger. Demands for de-regulation don't happen because Americans don't want to breathe dirty air or give up Medicare. Trump's policies are good for business, but do not address daily voter frustrations with overbearing bureaucracy.
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