So, your message to following generations is, "I got mine. Too bad for you" then?
So, you'd classify the 1970's as an era of Utopia then? We *used* to make an education affordable, but hey, you and I are finished, so to suggest that subsequent generations should enjoy the same benefits we did is simply impossible and/or Utopian fantasy?
I've recently been thinking about this a bit. I've come to realize that the nut of the problem is that Republicans and like-minded Democrats (think Clinton and Obama - and likely the next Democratic Presidential nominee) are actually better for American Capitalism than anyone with a conscience. A Capitalist Society naturally polarizes wealth. It naturally trivializes the lives of anyone not in the Capitalist class. American Lefties say, "The system is broken." Senator Warren is a lot more honest when she says, "The system is rigged." Of course it is. The rigging is by design. It is part and parcel of any Capitalist system. The fact that the three wealthiest Americans possess more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans isn't a design flaw - it is a realization of the predicted results. So, in one sense, I agree with you. Within a Capitalist system, each and every generation of non-Capitalist class people does far worse than the previous. That is how it is supposed to work and is what you can point to as proof of our inability to provide tuition-free educations at State colleges and Universities. We cannot do that because our Capitalist system has evolved beyond that stage.
I say we can do that, but only if we are willing to knee-cap the Capitalists.
I've recently been thinking about this a bit. I've come to realize that the nut of the problem is that Republicans and like-minded Democrats (think Clinton and Obama - and likely the next Democratic Presidential nominee) are actually better for American Capitalism than anyone with a conscience. A Capitalist Society naturally polarizes wealth. It naturally trivializes the lives of anyone not in the Capitalist class. American Lefties say, "The system is broken." Senator Warren is a lot more honest when she says, "The system is rigged." Of course it is. The rigging is by design. It is part and parcel of any Capitalist system. The fact that the three wealthiest Americans possess more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans isn't a design flaw - it is a realization of the predicted results. So, in one sense, I agree with you. Within a Capitalist system, each and every generation of non-Capitalist class people does far worse than the previous. That is how it is supposed to work and is what you can point to as proof of our inability to provide tuition-free educations at State colleges and Universities. We cannot do that because our Capitalist system has evolved beyond that stage.
I say we can do that, but only if we are willing to knee-cap the Capitalists.
