[sirlone]

This is the problem, we don't agree on the solution. You said

> e hostile policy positions towards social safety nets and foundational services (e.g. education, healthcare, childcare??).

Except the USA spends more on education than most other countries.

https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cmd/education-exp...

That would argue the issue is not about spending, at least for education, it's something else (not sure what)

I agree though on the general idea that something has to change. Housing in unaffordable.

[CharlieDigital]

I said "hostile policies", not "lack of spending"; you jumped to your own partisan conclusion.

Policy and spend have to align to make progress. Spend alone is useless as is policy without spend.