There's a lot of liberal-tarian people, like myself, they are skeptical of many East Coast Liberal ideas, while still wanting the government (perhaps city, not fed/state gov't) help the poor, provide free education / healthcare, etc.
That's sort of (if I understand correctly) the direction parts of Scandinavia have been moving. Denmark's '90s Social Democratic PM coined the term "flexicurity" to refer to a free-market economy that is as flexible as possible (no onerous regulations on hiring/firing and doing business), but combined with a strong state-provided social-welfare system (the "security" part). Basically the idea is that it should be easy to fire someone, but they shouldn't end up homeless and poor if you do, plus they should have plenty of retraining/education resources available.
