As a child of the 80s/90s, I can attest to the absurdity of the war on drugs. I was never into drugs, but from what I could see from some kids around me, that war wasn’t working at all. To your point, it certainly has caused lasting effects on the poorer demographics.
“As technology improves production per person will also improve further limiting opportunities for the masses. Unless the USA attitudes change there will be further spread between the haves and have nots.”
Technology certainly improves scalability. I’m guessing it’ll lead us down a path to new “things” that we can’t do today, but will be able to in the future. It’s kind of like the industrial revolution right now, but at an exponential scale. I suspect new types of jobs and trades will emerge. Maybe it’ll offset some of the jobs that are going away now? That said, I agree with you wholeheartedly - if this country doesn’t start taking education more seriously, the divide between the socioeconomic classes will continue to grow.
