Nos that was not the "rest or my post"

Posted on: December 18, 2021 at 09:33:52 CT

Giving someone a hand up, financial assistance in some fashion "when they are going through a rough patch" is not even remotely the "government as primary provider of all".

Not close boy ---

Not getting into a tit for tat on Bradley point by point. Here are some. Guy went from Crystal City Mo to Princeton, Rhodes Scholar, NY Knick, US Senator. I am a fan of his decency and accomplishments.

"This country has been good at building an economic infrastructure. But for far too long we’ve neglected our social infrastructure. We’re economically healthy, but are we socially or spiritually healthy? What chance does one family have against the global economic order that requires companies to downsize in order to compete? The new global economy doesn’t care about your dinner hour, or that you have too little time to help with the kids’ homework. The virtuous circle for national prosperity can be a vicious circle for parents.
We need to look ahead to our national interests in human terms, not just economic ones. A prosperity that fails to bolster families is hollow and unsustainable. Our work life and our family life should be in sync with each other and not in fierce competition.

Nations are judged not by their gross national product, but by how they care for the weakest and most helpless of their citizens, especially their children, and how they create contexts in which families can thrive

Source: The Journey From Here, by Bill Bradley, p. 67-70 , Aug 15, 2000

We live at a time of unprecedented prosperity. But what are we doing with that prosperity? After eight years of a booming economy, are the important things-our health care system, our schools, our community lives, our family lives, our children’s future- truly better? A robust economy isn’t an end in itself; it’s a mean to an end. We can now address problems such as inadequate health care, mediocre public education, and entrenched poverty-problems that, if we solve them, will make us stronger as a nation
Bradley [said] that he would be better at maintaining the nation’s prosperity because he has a track record of predicting changes in the economy. Bradley referred to his early support in the 1980’s for cutting the deficit, reducing Third World debt and simplifying the tax code. Bradley also said he would increasingly highlight the economic benefits of his health care proposal, which he said would provide the equivalent of a $25 billion-a-year tax cut for people earning less than $50,000 a year.
Source: New York Times, p. A17, on 2000 election , Jan 25, 2000