Fascinating look into the liberal mind. They make life better in the sense that an addictive narcotic gives physically pleasurable sensations right up to the moment it kills you. Medicare will either be dramatically reduced, taxes will be dramatically raised, or our government will default.
Democratic congressmen can do that, for example, by making a credible collective pledge that if you vote Democrat enough you will never pay another medical bill as long as you live.
Mr. Perlstein says this as if he expects medical care to suddenly become free. Someone has to pay the bill. What Mr. Perlstein really means is that the bill will be paid by someone else, someone that is not voting Democrat. That's his hope anyway.
According to Stanley Greenberg's polls, only 30 percent of Americans call high taxes a very serious problem.
He ought to ask the question a different way: "Do you favor a tax increase?" See if that number changes any.