Robert Samuelson Says It's Schools vs. Banks

Sorry, I misread the piece, it was "schools vs. nursing homes." In a 35-year period in which we have seen the most massive upward redistribution of income in the history of the world, Robert Samuelson tells us that the only way that we can pay for our kids' education is by breaking contractual obligations to public sector workers and cutting Social Security and Medicare. Yeah, where else could we possibly find money?

The starting point here is the bankruptcy of Detroit, which Samuelson tells...