Another interesting article by Paul Krugman on the notion of the social contract (with props to Elizabeth Warren!), and Rethuglican whining about "class warfare." Here's a portion of the article:
"Republicans claim to be deeply worried by budget deficits. Indeed, Mr. [Paul "Rand"] Ryan has called the deficit an 'existential threat' to America. Yet they are insisting that the wealthy — who presumably have as much of a stake as everyone else in the nation’s future — should not be called upon to play any role in warding off that existential threat.
Well, that amounts to a demand that a small number of very lucky people be exempted from the social contract that applies to everyone else. And that, in case you’re wondering, is what real class warfare looks like."
