we could consolidate agencies. we ve got to do a better job buying information technologies. how we make ourselves more customer friendly. those are all things that we can improve. but the upshot is the government still does a lot of good. the last point i ll make on this is we ve had a politics, frankly, the entire republican party brand since ronald reagan has been government s the problem. and if you day after day, week after week, election after election are running on that platform, and that permeates our culture and it s picked up by ordinary citizens who grow skeptical, then it s not surprising that over time trust in government declines.
designed primarily in 1935 or 45. we could consolidate agencies. we ve got to do a better job buying information technologies. how we make ourselves more customer friendly. those are all things that we can improve. but the upshot is the government still does a lot of good. the last point i ll make on this is we ve had a politics, frankly, the entire republican party brand since ronald reagan has been government s the problem. and if you day after day, week after week, election after election are running on that platform, and that permeates our culture and it s picked up by ordinary citizens who grow skeptical, then it s not surprising that over time trust in government declines. but as i said in a speech yesterday, the biggest issue
culture and it s picked up by ordinary citizens who grow skeptical, then it s not surprising that over time trust in government declines. but as i said in the speech yesterday, the biggest issue that i see out in the hour riris that every one of these young people can get a good job, pursue a career, support a family, not be loaded up by $100,000 worth of debt, actually buy a home, how do we do those things that reduce inequality in our society and broaden opportunity? and government can t solve all of that and we live in an economy that is global and technological and changing faster than ever before in history but government can t stand on the sidelines when we re doing that and without some faith in our capacity for
platform, and that permeates our culture, and it s picked up by, you know, ordinary citizens who grow skeptical, then it s not surprising that over time trust in government declines. but, as i said in a speech yesterday, the biggest issue that i see out in the horizon is how do we make sure an economy works for everybody and that every one of these young people can get a good job, pursue a career, support a family, not be loaded up by $100,000 worth of debt, actually buy a home, how do we do those things that reduce inequality in our society and broaden opportunity. and government can t solve all of that, and we live in an economy that is global and tong technological and is changing faster than ever, but government can t stand on the sidelines in doing that. and without some faith in our
party brand since ronald reagan has been government s the problem. and if you day after day, week after week, election after election are running on that platform, and that permeates our culture and it s picked up by ordinary citizens who grow skeptical, then it s not surprising that over time trust in government declines. but as i said in a speech yesterday, the biggest issue that i see out on the horizon is how do we make sure an economy works for everybody and that every one of these young people can get a good job, pursue a career, support a family, not be loaded up by a hundred thousand dollars worth of debt. actually buy a home. how do we do those things that reduce inequality in our society and broaden opportunity? and government can t solve all of that, and we live in an