New Federalism was Richard Nixon's economic plan, which espoused moving power to the states and localities. However, according to it, the states and localities were to have a large amount of power in and of itself. For example, from one of his first speeches as POTUS:
Essentially, New Federalism was not so much small government as it was decentralized government, but with government having as much power as it did before. Nixon used this to justify the Family Assistance Plan, which sought to replace welfare with universal basic income, along with several other things that would today be considered liberal. However, Nixon sought to make these programs as local as possible, as he believed that it would make those programs closer to the people than programs led by the federal governments
My challenge for you is to make New Federalism the dominant political ideology in the US.
Richard Nixon said:To remedy the confusion, arbitrariness, and rigidity of the present system, the new Manpower Training Act would basically do three things.
--It would pull together the jumble of programs that presently exist, and equalize standards of eligibility.
--It would provide flexible funding-so that Federal money would follow the demands of labor and industry, and flow into those programs that people most want and most need.
--It would decentralize administration, gradually moving it away from the Washington bureaucracy and turning it over to States and localities.
Essentially, New Federalism was not so much small government as it was decentralized government, but with government having as much power as it did before. Nixon used this to justify the Family Assistance Plan, which sought to replace welfare with universal basic income, along with several other things that would today be considered liberal. However, Nixon sought to make these programs as local as possible, as he believed that it would make those programs closer to the people than programs led by the federal governments
My challenge for you is to make New Federalism the dominant political ideology in the US.