03-14-2017, 04:47 PM
(03-14-2017, 04:23 PM)Benton Wrote: The issue becomes what's livable.
I read an article a few years ago about how "poor" the top (I think it was top 10%) of earners think they are. Basically, it was a lot of folks with Mike Brown Syndrome — millions of dollars in the bank, significant recurring income, and yet they feel like they don't have enough money. On the other end of the spectrum, you've got guys who think they're set for life if they can get a job making more than $14 an hour with insurance. And a lot of businesses — maybe the bulk — are supported by spending from those somewhere in between.
I don't disagree. People have different ideas of what is livable, and then of course we have differences based on location. I'm not in favor of a federal solution to the problem (other then potentially helping states fund it with block grants) because there are so many variables.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
