Elizabeth Warren's quote and the failure of civics education
"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there, good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You don’t have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory… Now look. You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea…God bless! Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.” - Elizabeth Warren People are pretty excited about this statement. Which is great, but also highlights the pitiful state of American history and civic education. That the success of our society and economy is dependent on government shouldn't be revelatory... it should be the ground floor from where all political discussions start.
