One does not have to pretend.
In our own history is the most prosperous middle class the world has ever seen.
Pay rates good enough that normal people were raising families and even buying second homes off of a single salary.
Our politicians are damned effective, it's just that they no longer ours.
These things happen in spite of politicians. This is the most statist statement, I have ever
Our politicians certainly are effective, at enriching themselves. Again, Beijing Biden.
Again, opinions.