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In reply to the discussion: A segment of DU is very invested in painting a dystopian picture of the US [View all]NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)With a complete lack in fundamental change to the economy, it is starting to absolutely rock. The people stating the things you say are talking about their utopian view after fundamental change. If a good segment of society doesn't keep that rhetoric going, the fear is that there will be no talk at all of fundamental change. I really am fine with that, even the dishonest misrepresentation of numbers. It similar to NAFTA. Overall it appears to be a very small net gain for the US in the long run. Isolationist cannot admit that and must fight the numbers and facts at every turn. They use cherry picked data to make points. Yet the whole picture tells a different story. Economies change and sectors grow and shrink. It I easy to go to micro economic level data to make a flawed macro economic point.
The wealth gap needs to change. That change must be fundamental. The current conversations abut sliding the tax code and similar type onesies aren't the change that is needed.