WASHINGTON — Our political dialogue is distorted by the disconnect between discussions of economics and talk about values. Sure, you can find scores of politicians who have recited the words “budgets are moral documents.” But a sound bite does not an argument make. The prevailing tendency is to break up our conversations into particular economic problems (inflation and economic growth), “values” issues (which tend to be abortion, LGBTQ rights and racial justice), and spending programs (these days, the ones in the Build Back Better bill). Read more at www.washingtonpost.com

Source: Washington Post December 09, 2021 07:01 UTC