re: #65 laZardo
The big question isn’t “why” but “what can be done.”
As for education, it seems to be a conservative self-fulfilling prophecy - less funding for colleges means poorer-quality (and more radical) educators, which leaves less incentive to go to college.
And less education means a lesser ability to understand what is happening. It also creates a lower paid working class with little chance to improve ones lot in life.
What can be done is elect people who truly represent the people. That would be a start.