flynn23 wrote:
It's much easier to talk about personal responsibility and earning what you have, when you already have plenty. Much of it inherited.
Political discussions over the last few years have basically been class warfare and bigotry under new brand names.
It's everyone in the middle that's going to get the big Fuck You. The standard of living for the middle class has been dropping since the 70s. Wage growth is negative for at least the last 12 years. Yet your options for affordable care are dwindling. You're misrepresented in terms of lobbying efforts. And even if you do get that tax break, everyone else's hands are in your pockets when it comes to food, security, energy, transportation, and education.
This post was extremely well put. I'm essentially replying to push this out to my MemeStream because I think people should click through and read the whole thing.