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Originally Posted by nik-
You're an average blue collar or white collar worker. You make an average salary, explain to me how the Iraq and Afghan wars impact your day to day existence. Without using abstracts, using tangible impacts to the average person.
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Okay, how about your taxes go up to pay for the war?
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But you see the problem here? Implemented by Reagan, skirted by Clinton and Bush and then ultimately not fixed when it finally exploded near the start of another Democrat presidency.
So the average person affected had two presidencies from each party and nothing was done that would have lessened the impact on their lives.
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I do see the problem and I see your point. However, I used a relatively recent wide-known problem for effect. Instead, I could use an example like ACA. Or maybe fixing a road due to an increase in infrastructure spending. Or perhaps, clean drinking water. Maybe the cost of food. These are all day-to-day issues that are a direct result of political decisions often made at the highest level, and often with divergent results depending on which party/leader is running things.
History
is the aggregate anecdotes of political decisions. All politicians are not the same and it does matter who you vote for. If you vote for the better candidate it doesn't result in Shangri-La. But if you vote for the worst candidate it can result in Trumpland.
edit- I guess I'd also like to say that governing for the "average" is probably a recipe for disaster. Governing should be aspirational. A true leader should at least attempt to inspire us to be our best. So, maybe it doesn't matter how the average person thinks they're affected or not.