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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
The US DID have some advantages before and after WW2. Back then we had a REAL middle class with wealth brought about by relatively good primary and secondary schools and large labor union participation. Also there was a tax system that favored the middle class and NOT the upper class like today.
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Yes, we had a steady middle class because employment, ambition and pride were in the mix. Labor unions, despite what you believe, are not the answers to all problems. If the jobs are here, companies will pay to keep their good employees and be profitable. Do you remember what schools were like in the 50's and 60's? The schools worked because children knew if they got in trouble or didn't finish their homework, Dad and Mom would be on their case. Teachers now want to quit rather than deal with the many children raised with permissiveness and no boundaries but that is another thread and time.
And I don't believe in a "one class" society, it kills incentive and innovation unless your leader is holding a weapon to one's head. I'll pass.