We can already see that three key questions should be elevated in their political and philosophical importance, namely: What can we do to boost the rate of economic growth? What can we do to make our civilization more stable? How should we deal with environmental problems? The first of these is commonly considered a right-wing or libertarian concern, the second a conservative preoccupation, and the third, especially in the United States, is most commonly associated with left-wing perspectives.
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