They think of themselves as shareholders and entrepreneurs more than members of a community. The most sympathetic letters came to us from parents trying to set up funds for disabled family members. But there was no sense that this should be a more collective responsibility. Well, we are not immune to the appeal of tax cuts. But the truth is that Democrats, the same folks who repealed welfare and pared expectations of government right to the bone, have failed to make the political connection between what's collected and what's distributed.
Tax cuts hold sway.
Deep into this election, there's bound to be a debate about the government surplus and the public need. At some point, Americans have to decide whether they think of their legacy in wider and more equitably shared terms. The Power of Friendship in Women's Lives.