I enjoy politics because I like the idea of working together to make the world a better place. Sometimes I like to think about what that place would look like, and daydream about my own personal version of utopia. I imagine living in a nice middle class neighborhood where everybody gets a decent education, quality affordable healthcare, a living wage, good public transportation, a clean environment and everybody gets along with each other more or less. Yeah I know it sounds kinda sappy, but I'm willing to bet a lot of you have a vision of what a more perfect world would look like.
The other day I went to a healthcare town hall meeting in my area, and as I was observing some of the tea party people doing their thing, and it got me thinking. What does their personal version of utopia look like? What is their end game?
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