To "be the change" requires first having a stable platform from which to act. Most mistake the noise of political dysfunction for the work of civic engagement. Real engagement is a byproduct of person...
We have been conditioned in the past few generations to offload civic responsibility to the government (social security,Medicare, medicaid,snap,etc) but as a cruel irony many who wpuld be able to support themselves lose the ability by high taxes. We could all be better if those funds could be used locally with less bloat and vampiric draw from bureaucrats stated away.
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