I went to government schools and universities, drove on government roads, got free government heath care, got government police and fire protection, got government protection of food, water, and clean air, worked my bloomin’ butt off, got a great career, and am now happily and gratefully paying back tons of taxes. A great investment in both directions.
When I graduated from high school in 1962, my husband and I bought a house and two cars within the next few years, on what he was making on a job he got right out of high school. Most of the guys I graduated with did the same. I didn’t work, few women did, and those who did usually chose to do so. Now, it isn’t really a choice for most women, unless they don’t mind living in poverty. When I decided to become a teacher, my first quarter’s tuition at Southern Illinois university was $79, and we rented any books we needed for $20. Anyone could go to college with just a part time job to pay for it. Since that time, the GNP has skyrocked and the American worker is acknowledged to be the most productive in the world. But, all of the value they are producing is going to the top 1%. The Middle Class standard of living is declining, and a college graduate hasn’t anywhere near as easy a time as we had with just high school. We produce the highest quality goods on earth, and we can’t afford to buy them. A young person told me a while back that I couldn’t really understand why their generation was so angry. What I actually don’t understand is why they aren’t rioting in the streets.
lobo1939 about 5 years ago
Excellent visual of what has happened.
DeepState about 5 years ago
I rising tide lifts all boats, but not everyone owns a boat….
NeoconMan about 5 years ago
I went to government schools and universities, drove on government roads, got free government heath care, got government police and fire protection, got government protection of food, water, and clean air, worked my bloomin’ butt off, got a great career, and am now happily and gratefully paying back tons of taxes. A great investment in both directions.
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
Actually the 1% boat is a thousand times bigger.
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
Are you still pretending Reagan’s Trickle Down will work some day?
Republicans want more tax breaks for billionaires next year.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
They have “Super-Yachts” now. And the top 20% doing very well and as you rarefy it to highest gotten in in the 0.01% who takes 80% of that wealth.
RAGs about 5 years ago
Trump says that the “rising tide” is a hoax.
Diane Lee Premium Member about 5 years ago
When I graduated from high school in 1962, my husband and I bought a house and two cars within the next few years, on what he was making on a job he got right out of high school. Most of the guys I graduated with did the same. I didn’t work, few women did, and those who did usually chose to do so. Now, it isn’t really a choice for most women, unless they don’t mind living in poverty. When I decided to become a teacher, my first quarter’s tuition at Southern Illinois university was $79, and we rented any books we needed for $20. Anyone could go to college with just a part time job to pay for it. Since that time, the GNP has skyrocked and the American worker is acknowledged to be the most productive in the world. But, all of the value they are producing is going to the top 1%. The Middle Class standard of living is declining, and a college graduate hasn’t anywhere near as easy a time as we had with just high school. We produce the highest quality goods on earth, and we can’t afford to buy them. A young person told me a while back that I couldn’t really understand why their generation was so angry. What I actually don’t understand is why they aren’t rioting in the streets.