Jonah Goldberg: The trouble with ‘Build Back Better’ is no one really wants to pay for it
by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 19, 2021
3 minutes
Here is a very basic fact: People tend to like getting stuff for free. Ask most people, “Do you want a fancy new Mercedes?” and they’ll likely respond, “Yes.” But ask them to pay full price for it and demand drops dramatically.
Hold that thought.
Sen. Bernie Sanders is very upset that the Democrats’ “Build Back Better” package is stalled. “Poll after poll shows overwhelming support for the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better legislation,” Sanders in a statement,
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