Dicussed ideas and coordinating with each other
People come together and agree to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
The Progressive Party hoped to accomplish several different reforms including:
1) Expansion of democratic rights- This means that the Progressives wanted to help women gain the right to vote in local, state, and national elections.
2) An efficient and well funded government- The Progressive Party heavily influenced the passage of the 16th amendment. This amendment calls for a federal income tax, allowing additional funds for the government to use for essential services.
3) Regulation of businesses- The Progressive party focused on breaking up trusts and monopolies in order to encourage competition in the market place.
Criticism of the New Deal and of tax policy
Roosevelt was criticized for his economic policies, especially the shift in tone from individualism to collectivism with the dramatic expansion of the welfare state and regulation of the economy. Those criticisms continued decades after his death.
