“We Want Our Country Back” 0
Well, no, they don’t. They want a fantasy land that never existed.
In the Guardian, Michael Tomasky looks at the America John Boehner-Boner grew up in. Some nuggets:
In the America John Boehner grew up in, private-sector union membership was around or above 30%. Today’s figure is 7%. The right to form a union was broadly accepted. Outside of a few small turbulent pockets, there was no such thing as today’s union-busting law firms hired by management to go into workplaces and intimidate workers.
In the America John Boehner grew up in, the country had a president – a Republican president – who believed the following:
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.
