I can remember when America was great; can any of you?i don't think that is the necessarily the case. i think more folks are getting to have a say in what constitutes thoughtful and reasoned and that can be messy for sure.
I can remember when:
Anyone who wanted to work could get a job - and most gave “merit” raises every year (you know, “real” raises, not these COLA’s that keep your wages stagnant)
There was no health insurance - you just went to the doctor or hospital, and paid them what you could when you could
Colleges (public) were free in several states, to residents of those states
We built the greatest highway system in the world
Top tax rate was well north of 50%
Now, it’s like the wealthy built this great big cruise liner we all live on, but they refuse to maintain it; they’ll put fuel in it but that’s it. it’s all on us now, all the maintenance and upkeep. They got huge tax cuts that they are pocketing, and we can either sink or swim.
We had all these things; they were real. Now, some people suddenly forget how we got here and think we can go forward like this.
Sad, at times mind numbingly ignorant, yet this is who we’ve become.
Pogo was right.
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