Totally agree with your POV, "Because loving your country doesn’t mean pretending it’s perfect—it means caring enough to learn how it works, and doing your part to improve it."
I agree with #8.The middle class has been hollowed out since the 70's. Walmart and Amazon are two of the largest employers in America. It has grown harder and harder to achieve and live the American dream. Does not mean people don't still do it, it's just gotten more difficult.
Number 5 is important because it's easy to see how we need to stay vigilant to stay free. One of the greatest causes of illness these days IMHO is delusional thinking. Your post touches on this beautifully. We need to listen respectfully to one another and sort out all the conflicting information so that we can contribute something useful to the dialog.
Myth: The money all of us has paid into Social Security our entire lives is being invested to support the time when we need to start taking Social Security.
Fact: Almost as fast as money is being deducted from paychecks, the funds are being paid out to current retirees. There are no investment accounts. All Social Secuity has in the way of investments is a stack of IOUs sitting in a vault in West Virgina.
BTW, I strongly disagree with your #8. I see people with every disadvantage in the world succeeding all the time. It can be done.
Excellent overall summary
Totally agree with your POV, "Because loving your country doesn’t mean pretending it’s perfect—it means caring enough to learn how it works, and doing your part to improve it."
I agree with #8.The middle class has been hollowed out since the 70's. Walmart and Amazon are two of the largest employers in America. It has grown harder and harder to achieve and live the American dream. Does not mean people don't still do it, it's just gotten more difficult.
Number 5 is important because it's easy to see how we need to stay vigilant to stay free. One of the greatest causes of illness these days IMHO is delusional thinking. Your post touches on this beautifully. We need to listen respectfully to one another and sort out all the conflicting information so that we can contribute something useful to the dialog.
Myth: The money all of us has paid into Social Security our entire lives is being invested to support the time when we need to start taking Social Security.
Fact: Almost as fast as money is being deducted from paychecks, the funds are being paid out to current retirees. There are no investment accounts. All Social Secuity has in the way of investments is a stack of IOUs sitting in a vault in West Virgina.
BTW, I strongly disagree with your #8. I see people with every disadvantage in the world succeeding all the time. It can be done.