"It is compassionate to actively help our citizens in need. It is conservative to insist on accountability and results."
—President George W. Bush- What were the ideals and what does a 'compassionate conservative' stand for?
- -Value social problems much higher e.g. immigration and health care-These issues that are better solved through cooperation with private companies, charities and religious institutions rather than directly through government departments.-Compassionate conservative philosophy argues for policies in support of traditional families, welfare reform to promote individual responsibility, active policing, standards-based schools (No Child Left Behind Act), and assistance (economic or otherwise) to poor countries around the world.
- Why did it crumble?
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Compassionate/Bush Conservatism
A term popularised by George W. Bush during his 2000 presidential election campaign to denote a strand of conservative Republican philosophy which took a more compassionate view on such issues as welfare, education, immigration and poverty.
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