Posted by
Rich from NW Indiana on Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:22:59 PM
Good read on the "New Left".
The Real Engine of Blue America by Steven Malanga. How unionized public employees hold cities hostage with their "social justice". It was written in 2005 but since nothing has really changed, it still current.
Good tidbits include:
More people are employed by public and private (although most are paid with public money) social services in New York City then work on Wall Street.
There really isn't a truly blue state, but are really blue cities surrounded by red suburbs and countryside.
Employment in healthcare exploded with the creation of medicare and medicaid when government money arrived.