Anybody know exactly when did it all get so ugly - the hatred for government and public employees?

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15. When Will Liberals Start To Push Back On 'Government Is Bad' Falacy of The rePIGs?

I thinks part of the problem here is that rePIGs have never been forced to acknowledge that the 'government is bad' fallacy of Reagan is the most stupid and most destructive bs there is. IMO it takes for the appropriate sized government and a good and efficient government that can enforce the laws fairly to allow both government and private sectors to serve the country. Both are required and no one or the other can do a good job of running a democratic country without the other.

I am always appalled when democrats do not push back hard when the impression is given that government is bad along with the bs about business having free reign to do as it pleases. Liberals need to start pushing back on this and make the case for appropriately sized, efficient and fair minded government to coexist with a robust but decently regulated private sector.