I always want the country to do better, but it depends on what you mean by "better". Your local school's funding was cut in half, but the average family owes $2,000 less in taxes in an area with already low incomes. Is that "better"?

Gas goes down to $2 a gallon. You probably pay less to commute to work or pull your boat. But your kids (and these days, you) might face crippling droughts and heat waves as an indirect consequence. Is that "better"?

I can understand differing views.

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