[Puddleglum]

Today's government policy on the fed and state levels is "no lobbyist left behind." I sincerely believe that the deck is hugely stacked against the middle class and that it is going to take a special persona to spark their collective will. A scandal won't do it - government inoculates itself against scandals by having so many of them.

When the baby boomers hit retirement and find the cupboard bare, despite their massive payments into it over decades, that may be enough to tilt the board extremely - but whether the tilt is toward more personal autonomy or more state "benevolence" will be iffy.

[WKB]

and that it is going to take a special persona to spark their collective will.



And as of today that person has yet to materialize.