If Hillary Clinton had won in 2016, we would have a different Supreme Court today. She won the popular vote, but the enthusiasm and vote wasn't quite enough, or in the right places, to win the Electoral College.
Some folks thought she was too much into money. Maybe like a yuppie. Come to think about it most people, I know who are homeowners these days, are millionaires. They would have never guessed, 40 years ago, that they would be there. It's a different economy today.
Of course being a millionaire means a million dollars in assets after subtracting liabilities; such as mortgage payments that are still owed. Once liabilities are subtracted, a million dollar asset could still mean owing more than one's total assets. This mean could mean no longer in the millionaire club, maybe even in debt.
Lots of people, I know, happen to be retired these days, so they seem less likely to be in debt, but who can judge? Without examining their books, not I.
I got to thinking that a lot of businesses may look wealthy, on paper, but when liabilities are taken into account, they are not that wealthy. They are sometimes even struggling; small businesses, farmers and even some large corporations.
Democrats are sometimes accused of being anti business. There is some justification in criticizing Democrats for that, as well as Republicans. Businesses and other institutions, such as governments, do have liabilities and responsibilities. There are realities like meeting a payroll, paying for insurance, taxes and following a gauntlet of regulations, for instance.
Our expectations tend to be high these days. We do tend to be hard on one another and our institutions. No one is perfect, but I still think we would have been better off with Clinton than Trump in 2016.
These days, of course, that's water under the bridge, but maybe we can have more patience and do better, going forward.
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