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The Five High-Level Goals of Government

These 5 goals aren’t left or right—they’re what the vast majority of Americans agree government should do. Backed by data, not dogma. Polls show strong consensus: 81% of Americans think crime is a major concern in cities, 73% support school choice open to all families, 83% believe the president must honor Supreme Court rulings, 74% favor federal investments in scientific research, and 72% are satisfied with their freedom to choose what to do with their lives.

THE 5 HIGH-LEVEL GOALS (HLGs)

Section titled “THE 5 HIGH-LEVEL GOALS (HLGs)”

Each is self-evidently necessary, measurable, and non-partisan.

HLGOne-LinerWhy It Resonates (Left + Right + Center)Core Principle
1. Protect Life & SafetyEvery citizen is secure — from crime, invasion, or collapse.Left: Anti-violence. Right: Law & order. Center: Basic duty. (81% think crime major concern in cities)Shield First
2. Fair Shot for Every KidNo child’s future is decided by zip code, income, or identity.Left: Anti-poverty. Right: Merit. Center: Common sense. (73% support school choice for all)Opportunity Egalitarianism
3. One Rulebook for AllSame laws, same consequences — no exceptions, no side doors.Left: Anti-cronyism. Right: Anti-special treatment. Center: Blind justice. (83% say honor courts)Impartial Rule of Law
4. Evidence Over ExpertsPolicies live or die by real-world results — not theories or lobbyists.Left: Anti-corporate capture. Right: Anti-bureaucracy. Center: Data > dogma. (74% support scientific research investment)Empirical Governance
5. Sustainable LibertyMaximum freedom — with automatic brakes when harm or waste is proven.Left: Guardrails for climate/drugs. Right: Sunset clauses. Center: Freedom with feedback. (72% value personal freedoms)Liberty with Circuit-Breakers

How the HLGs Filter Policies

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Here’s how every policy must pass all 5 HLGs—or it’s out:

graph TD
    A[Proposed Policy] --> B{Check HLG 1: Protect?}
    B -->|Yes| C{Check HLG 2: Fair Shot?}
    B -->|No| Z[Reject]
    C -->|Yes| D{Check HLG 3: One Rulebook?}
    C -->|No| Z
    D -->|Yes| E{Check HLG 4: Evidence-Based?}
    D -->|No| Z
    E -->|Yes| F{Check HLG 5: Sustainable Liberty?}
    E -->|No| Z
    F -->|Yes| G[Approve with Circuit-Breakers]
    F -->|No| Z

What about…

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  • Equity? Only when data proves it advances HLG #2 (e.g., progressive tax on scalable corporations funds HLG #2). Never a goal. See Chetty’s research on zip code outcomes.
  • Assimilation? A natural outcome of HLG #3 — not a headline.
  • Protection? HLG #1 is explicit — government’s first job.
  • Environment? HLG #5 includes sustainability brakes, like carbon dividends in Point #14.
  • Economy? HLG #4 ensures policies are tested by results, not theories—e.g., prediction markets in Point #18 Inspired by Tetlock’s Superforecasting.
  • Innovation? HLG #2 and #5 promote fair shots and liberty, fostering tech and AI progress without overreach.

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Sources

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  1. Crime Concern Poll (Intro & HLG 1): “Most say crime is a major problem in America’s cities, but few support a federal takeover of police departments” – AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Published October 2023. Link. (81% of Americans view crime as a major concern in cities.)

  2. School Choice Support Poll (Intro & HLG 2): “New Poll: Americans Strongly Support School Choice, Will Vote Accordingly” – American Federation for Children. Published May 2024. Link. (73% support school choice open to all families.)

  3. Supreme Court Rulings Poll (Intro & HLG 3): “83% of Americans say the president must honor Supreme Court rulings” – CNN Politics. Published February 2025. Link. (83% believe the president must honor Supreme Court rulings.)

  4. Scientific Research Investment Poll (Intro & HLG 4): “New National Poll Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Federal Investments in Scientific Research” – The Science Coalition. Published April 2025. Link. (74% favor federal investments in scientific research.)

  5. Personal Freedoms Satisfaction Poll (Intro & HLG 5): “Land of the Free? Fewer Americans Agree” – Gallup News. Published July 2024. Link. (72% are satisfied with their freedom to choose what to do with their lives.)

  6. Chetty’s Zip Code Outcomes Research (What about… Equity?): Opportunity Insights – Research by Raj Chetty and team on how zip codes predict economic mobility. Ongoing project, key papers from 2014–2025. Link. (Data shows zip code predicts up to 70% of life outcomes.)

  7. Tetlock’s Superforecasting (What about… Economy?): “Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction” by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner. Published September 2015. Link. (Markets and evidence-based forecasting outperform experts by 30% in accuracy.)