It was a radical idea in 1776 & it’s a radical idea today: that govts are instituted to secure “the right of all people to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Someone economically locked down in a survival mode from which they can’t escape is not free to pursue happiness
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Tens of millions of people work at jobs they hate just to get health benefits or pay off college loans, while govt continues to subsidize tiny portion of citizens in obscenely grandiose style. So it was already clear we had a problem. Coronavirus bailout just confirms the abuse.
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Older people don’t so much remember better days as we remember a time when people knew enough to guffaw at the idea that average Americans would be so routinely economically screwed as they are now. We knew things were supposed to be better & that it was govt’s job to make it so.

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Not just happening to Americans
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I realize 😞
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Every previous generation of Americans took stewardship over the next, ensuring that generation had a better life with more economic opportunities, more education, better transportation . . . until now. Millennials are the 1st generation not as well off at 30 as the previous one.
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Yep. You’re experiencing the mass phenom of neo-serfdom that began in the 1980’s with trickle down economics, was exacerbated in the 90’s with money flooding politics, and become entrenched within policies of both parties ever since.
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As they are now?? Now? Did you miss Obama Administration bailout? Bankers given the mortgage money PLUS the homes? 10million went into foreclosure. Note that this bailout includes people along w/companies. Far far far from perfect, but MUCH improved. bostonreview.net/forum/findi…
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Hard to topple a pyramid from the bottom, either start at the top or the inside. 🙂
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I think it’s rad that you stay up late like me 🔮.