tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post5408357206596432343..comments2024-03-29T11:12:25.046+05:30Comments on Ground Reality: One in four Americans live in poverty. What has gone wrong with the American dream? Devinder Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867902048509662981noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-3433246397609616422012-10-02T17:18:33.538+05:302012-10-02T17:18:33.538+05:30The American Dream became more realistic under Cli...The American Dream became more realistic under Clinton. But Bush's attempt to fund 2 (largely needless) wars without raising taxes relied on an unsustainable housing bubble & Wall Street 'securitisation' that dwarfed junk bond scandals of the 1980s. I'll vote Obama-Biden coz Reagan-Bush neoliberalisation has failed.<br />Bruce Scholtenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424466371892038390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778570096826367144.post-71245902541851481092012-09-30T13:22:36.012+05:302012-09-30T13:22:36.012+05:30Yes, yes, yes...saw this downturn with my own eyes...Yes, yes, yes...saw this downturn with my own eyes...knew of children being hungry (1 in 4 in NM in 2008), knew of adults in poverty--you see the trap of insurance and medical costs and transportation costs and house rentals are so high that one often had to choose between food and meds or rentals or car payments. There is so much of discontent and economic stress there. Why do you we want to imitate that?Bhavanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799522192219059459noreply@blogger.com