The cars being mass produced started getting us out to the suburbs. Today, the Internet is keeping us in our living rooms, being actually more communicative than ever. As individuals we look to our government to give us the power we need to survive, be safe and to achieve success, the American dream. But increasingly individuals have the power to shape their destinies. The federal government is doing their part in passing control for programs like welfare to the state level.
Individuals have access to the information which is the commodity of the new millennium.
And the economy is stable enough to leave room for other discussions. The future for modern government may include more than the subsistence issues like defense. Environmentalism and the balanced budget proposal are examples of government cleaning up after itself. This is only one of the directions the governance of the country could take. The redefinition of the functions of government is inevitable in this changing time.