At the tea party I attended, and in all of the man on the street comments I caught a major confusion on the parts of many. It seems some don't realize that we've grown less "socialistic" and have lowered taxes...
You kept hearing about "the good old days".
Like back when there was massive government intervention in the economy? When taxes were higher? When unions were stronger? People are getting squeezed and they look fondly back on a time when working people didn't feel squeezed. Its vital for those of us on the left to help reminded people that all the "good things" people long for and all the bad things like government spending and higher taxes came together.
From Peter Orzag at OMB:
The Case for Reform in Education and Health Care
from the late 1970s to the early part of this decade, State appropriations for higher education have declined from about $8.50 out of every $1,000 in personal income to only a little more than $7 out of every $1,000 in personal income – a decline of roughly 15 percent. The declining rate of investment by States in their institutions of higher learning can also be seen in the declining salaries that faculty members at public universities have commanded over the past three decades relative to their counterparts at private universities. At the same time, these pressures yield tuition hikes, program cuts, and a general strain on our public universities.
Yes, lets get back to the good old days again... for instance...back when we had higher State appropriations for higher education.
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