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America's "We" Problem
http://www.opednews.com/articles/America-s-We-Problem-by-Robert-Reich-Needy_Taxes_Wealthy-140215-307.html
America's "We" Problem
By Robert Reich
OpEdNews Op Eds 2/15/2014 at 14:28:49
America has a serious "We" problem -- as in "Why should we pay for them ?"
The question is popping up all over the place. It underlies the debate over extending unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed and providing food stamps to the poor.
It's found in the resistance of some young and healthy people to being required to buy health insurance in order to help pay for people with pre-existing health problems.
It can be heard among the residents of upscale neighborhoods who don't want their tax dollars going to the inhabitants of poorer neighborhoods nearby.
unhappycamper comment: It is also institutionalized in National Discretionary spending:
