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To: koan who wrote (388455)	11/15/2018 11:57:29 AM
From: research1234	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 540830

Koan, I appreciate your perspective but I think you are too optimistic as to what middle America will support. The two great Democratic advances in the 20th century happened because the conditions on the ground were absolutely primed for big change. FDR’s New Deal had massive support because huge number s of Americans were devastated by the Depression and were ready for anything that held he promise of improving their lives. And rural electrification cemented the Democrats hold on rural America for two generations. LBJ was able to push through civil rights because 10 years of pictures and video of black people being lynched and denied basic rights had reached middle America and they were willing to accept change in the name of human decency. The Great Society was the last echo of the New Deal and Reps hadn’t figure out how to stop that juggernaut. Our standard of living is way higher than it was in the 30’s or 60’s, so people don’t feel the need for massive dislocating government programs that will cost them money they would much rather spend on themselves. Climate change deniers have succeeded in muddying the waters so there is not a clear significant majority willing to throw massive amounts of money at that problem. Government needs to meet people where that are, not where politicians think they should be. People are ready for a health care fix if it doesn’t upset their lives too much, and if the cost can be presented in a positive fashion. People are ready for infrastructure spending because they are tired of bridges collapsing and roads crumbling.