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Pete Hall from WI's avatar

Throughout my working life, I believed that if I worked hard, became an expert in my field and "took care" of my employer, I would receive favorable treatment in return. For the most part, that turned out to be true, but I was lucky in that I became involved in a field that I really liked during it's early days when there were no barriers to entry. Most people are not so fortunate. I wonder if it isn't possible to allow others to have an experience similar to mine by lowering those barriers. This could be accomplished through reducing income stratification with a more benign tax policy, and making a qualifying education available at an affordable price through public investment and subsidy of sensible advanced education. Interestingly, both of these things are goals of the Biden administration.

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TCinLA's avatar

As you recall, that's the way things used to be.

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Pete Hall from WI's avatar

Exactly so.

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JDinTX's avatar

But republicans would see the middle class in hell before they would advocate for such

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Pete Hall from WI's avatar

All we need to do is vote blue in '22. ;-)

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