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Politics : President Barack Obama
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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (139336)10/26/2013 10:00:09 AM
From: Metacomet  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
We have a fundamental disagreement about the role of government

Not sure about that

I am more inclined to think we have a different perspective on where the country finds itself in the 21st century

The fundamental shifts in the composition of the labor markets, driven by outsourcing of most domestic manufacturing, mechanization or automation of large numbers of entry level positions and the continuing political pressure to adopt austerity measures in the delivery of all public expenditures has created massive voids in the availability of jobs

It is a conservative article of faith that nothing has changed and if folks aren't working it is their fault

This is patently bullshit of course

..and the faction of actual malingerers is much smaller than the 47% that has become another conservative article of faith

To the extent that these changes have increased the number of Americans struggling to survive or get medical care, I absolutely believe it is a fundamental government role to expand delivery of services and that this should be done thru tax increases

There is no other way
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