On Nov 7, 10:16 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> If you think raising capital gains tax to *27%* will pay for "change",
> whatever that actually means, then you are dreaming.

The fundamental issue is still, in my opinion, square on the shoulders
of the citizenry. Debt used to be something people were ashamed of;
now it's something of a badge of honor. My coworkers express surprise
when I tell them the only debt I have is my house and car payments; I
carry 0 credit card debt. I believe change begins at home; people are
eager to scream that they don't want socialist policies, but in order
to avoid that people have to act responsibly, and that includes voting
responsibly and actually reading a diverse set of news sources and
forming a non-biased opinion.

John W.