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You'll notice that, except for paid sick leave, all these things are simply "keep the lights on" policies. That is conservatism.

You might be confusing conservatism with libertarianism. Up until about Reagan, all these policies were considered conservative.

Progressive policies aren't just about tweaking existing policy, it's about building new social structures. We've not seen anything really close to that in the US since roughly LBJ.



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