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You're talking about progress, which is mostly ignored. He's talking about regression, which voters hate. Tell people college is 300% too expensive and they'l
by Bartweiss 11y ago
You're talking about progress, which is mostly ignored. He's talking about regression, which voters hate.
Tell people college is 300% too expensive and they'll sigh and agree. Tell them you're cutting 2% from income they're already promised, and they'll picket in the streets.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoDepends on which streets you're talking about. I live in a liberal college town in already-high-tax NY. We bitch and moan and cut another slice of artisan cheese from Wegmans before remembering that we live in a town with an educated population, an efficient and responsive local government with effective public services, plenty of parks, and one of the best public high schools in the United States. You get what you pay for. I pay a lot in taxes, and I get a lot back.