Both a 36-year-old warehouse worker and a 25-year-old father who was unemployed put paid leave at the very top of their list of priorities. In the essay, “What the forgotten Americans really want−and how to give it to them,” Sawhill laid out seven policy ideas to address the key economic issues facing many Americans… However, I think too few of us take the time to listen to what those we think deserve better really want. We saw small businesses that looked like they were barely open, and we saw schools that were falling in.There is something else, though, we saw along the way. Washington DC is supposed to be a progressive and tolerant city, yet this issue comes up for rigorous debate every few years.While other organizations in the United States have listened to Native activists and gotten rid of offensive mascot names, a sports team representing our nation’s capitol proudly flies racism. A 42-year-old unemployed worker from Greensboro said, “I grew up on Food Stamps [and] everybody I knew on Food Stamps was milking it.” A 64-year-old computer technician from the same area said, “The Dreamers are milking us to death and the illegal aliens coming into our country [are] getting a free ride on our tax money.” A 51-year-old draftsman from Syracuse captured many participants’ views when he said, “I don’t think it’s the government’s responsibility to take care of people.”A few others cited circumstances beyond people’s control, such as not being able to afford a car and a lack of good bus transportation to where the jobs were. They weren’t like that at all.’” A woman in Syracuse who had participated in a foreign exchange program called it “phenomenal” because, she said, it taught her about a different country and culture through the perspective of people who are a part of that culture. As one 39-year-old from Greensboro put it, “We’re already paying taxes that we don’t know where they’re going and if they’re being used properly! There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts It might be regressive but need not be if the revenues are used to benefit the bottom half and an income or wealth tax is preserved for those at the top.Among those who were not in favor of higher taxes on the wealthy, the opposition was based on their belief that the wealthy “worked hard for their money,” so “why are we gonna beat them up for it?” But much of the skepticism stemmed from uncertainty about how current taxes are being used. A former U.S. Peace Corps worker, Navarro has a passion for helping people.President Trump could not have made two better appointments than Ross and Navarro for rebuilding the economy for the forgotten Americans.As President Trump’s “Economic Team” moves forward, they will hopefully be guided by the understanding that America doesn’t need “Wall Street Capitalism.”What America needs, as so eloquently described and coined by economic strategist, David Smick, is “Main Street Capitalism,” that can create an economy and jobs for all the American people.The forgotten Americans have given the Republican Party one more chance to get it right.Trump and the Republican leadership must hear their voices and rebuild an America that will enable the forgotten Americans to provide for their families and build a better future.The forgotten Americans love their country, but today they believe their government and its leaders have let them down. Now you’re a cashier, you unload trucks, you fill stock.” Another member said his job had become much more demanding once his department was cut in half.

Many understood that “college for all” is the new goal and appreciated its appeal. Voices Dear white people, stop telling Native Americans like me whether we're offended by the Washington Redskins. Those from Syracuse connected the idea with the “fresh air fund,” a program that allows inner city kids to spend the summer with an upstate family.

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