1.0 link 8352 <![CDATA[Since Sliced Bread]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-stern/since-sliced-bread_b_8352.html Why is it that in an era of huge technological breakthroughs, Washington hasn't produced any great ideas to improve the lives of working families in nearly four decades?

Ideas like Medicare, Social Security, forty-hour work week and unemployment insurance have helped millions achieve the American Dream. They continue to be important and very relevant, but they're ancient history, in a way. Where are the bold ideas to meet today's new global economy?

Our political system has lost touch with ordinary Americans...

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