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In reply to the discussion: My recently laid-off best friend call me this evening [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)...when a non-college grad, blue collar American could:
*Find and keep a good paying job with benefits
*Enjoy long term security at that job
*Earn enough to raise a family in comfort with one parent working
*Provide GOOD Health Care to the family
*Buy & Pay Off a decent home in the suburbs
*Buy a new American made car every few years
*Take the family on a REAL traveling vacation every year
*Save enough to retire in dignity and comfort
*Send his/her children to the State University without going into debt.
There WAS a time in America when:
*anybody could attend the State University and graduate DEBT FREE
if willing to work a part time job.
*our government prevented LARGE, Out of State Corporations from moving into our towns and undercutting the local business owners.
*our government forbid "too big to fail"
*our government protected American workers, industries and jobs
*our government ensured a level playing field for Mom & Pop businesses
During those times, the top income bracket paid between 70% and 90%,
our government "regulated" business and trade,
and kept our jobs at home.
We could have all that again,
IF we had a Political Party that represented the American Working Class.
You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
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