I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused.

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

The massive policy problem is that moderate Democrats' (and their counterparts in Europe) policy prescriptions have not created economic benefits for most people for well over a decade.

I'd dispute most, but okay.

I'd also suggest that the Bush tax cuts and post-recession austerity have a lot to do with why the yachts are rising and nothing else is. Especially at the state and local level. Teacher and social worker and nurse are good middle class jobs whose wages used to keep up with inflation.