Removing subsidies from banks sure has a progressive sound, certainly a populist one, although you and I know that the banks will simply then say it’s not in their interest to service student loans at all.

We also know the conservatives will point out that the early childhood deficits in basic comprehension and socialization are due to the ‘irresponsibility of the families in which the children are wrongly raised’, implying, if not stating that the fault lies in a ‘permissive society’ that doesn’t teach ‘the right values in the home’. If children are to suffer, the parents are to blame, and we can only do ‘so much’ — and not ‘throw money at the problem’, but demand that ‘people take responsibility for themselves’.

I repeat this steaming pile of crap only to illustrate the common moves used on the political chessboard for the last 50 years at least. Enough people still feed off this myth to elect the very bozos we see dragging their bloody heels on health care.

Your advocacy I share, and your energy I wish I had. For now, I’ll signal an earlier refrain:

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Our most precious natural resource is our children and they often seem to be last on the list and it makes me sick. I wish I was younger, stronger and richer so I could take action to help give them every effort they deserve. Education is the foundation to success and in the end these children will be our decision makers and care givers, and I wonder how they will view us when we need them and they are in charge of our needs…

Dorothy from grammology
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