We can meaningfully participate as a world leader as well as prioritize a common-sense balance of creating opportunity and security here at home.
Those of us in the working class love and value the same things as most Americans. We want access to meaningful opportunity, security, and to see our communities and country thrive. But if you were to ask most working-class people if they think our government advocates meaningfully for the things mentioned above, many would respond with a resounding no.
As America shifted to prioritizing a burgeoning GDP at all costs, we perverted our socioeconomic compass by aiming it toward expedient profit over a sober-minded and secure future.The dangers of America's weakened industrial base was on full display during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply chain bottlenecks gripped American society, and everything from food to raw materials to manufactured goods skyrocketed in cost.
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