2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I like Sanders, really I do......BUT... [View all]Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Almost everyone has been to public schools. Almost everyone knows someone who is or is themselves on Social Security or gets medicare. Many people even people in high paying jobs use public transportation. Nearly everyone uses public roads either directly by driving on them or because they are dependent on retail establishments for their goods and services. Many people have local paid fire fighters. Many people have been to a county hospital. Almost everyone has been to a public park, national park, or other public space. Most people favor raising taxes on the wealthy. Most people would be appalled if they understood how far in the worlds vital statistics the US has fallen because we didn't keep up with many of FDRs programs which were working very well btw and that was the reasoning behind dismantling them. The United States used to be number one or near number one in life expectancy now IIRC we are 37th, 67th in infant mortality, 28th in literacy rates, and number one of nations that are industrialized in income inequality.